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Sri Lanka Denies Accusations Of Tamil Abuses At UN Meeting

Published February 28, 2013

Newly-discovered photographs have raised questions over the death of a Sri Lankan rebel leader's son in 2009. The photos will be shown at a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, which plans to discuss alleged atrocities against Sri Lanka's Tamil minority. Sri Lanka accuses the Council of bias. Henry Ridgwell reports. We warn you that some of the images shown may be disturbing.


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