Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sri Lanka Today
Tourists continue to pour into Sri Lanka in ever greater numbers. But even as
the physical and economic consequences of the long war recede, the country
is embroiled by the international attention focused on its president, Mahinda
Rajapaksa.
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Investigations Resisted
Sri Lanka is likely to be dogged by allegations about its behaviour during the long civil war
for years to come - at least as long as the current government rejects calls for an investiga-
tion by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). It is generally agreed that hu-
