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Sri Lankan diaspora protest in Geneva against war crimes investigations

Sri Lankans from across Europe and Australia gathered in Geneva on Sunday to protested against the UN's investigation into allegations of war crimes committed by the country's security forces against the Tamil people. 

See video of the protest here

Carrying the Sri Lankan flag, protesters from the group, Global Sri Lankan Forum, condemned the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein and accused him of acting beyond his scope, Adaderana reported. 

The protest comes as Sri Lanka faced renewed calls to fulfill the commitments it made in the co-sponsored resolution of 2015. 

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