01 May, 2011 | |
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| The president's call to oppose the UN panel report has been taken up by the major opposition |
Tens of thousands of Sri Lankan attended May Day rallies in the capital, Colombo and other cities.
The government was keen for them to be seen as a show of support for the leadership and a public rejection of a recent controversial UN report.
The president's call to oppose the UN panel report has been taken up by the major legislative opposition, United National Party (UNP) and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), except for the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).
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| India is urged to mobilise international support for a war crimes tribunal |
Political parties in Tamil Nadu are seeking to mount pressure on the federal government on the issue of the alleged war crimes committed by Sri Lanka in the closing stages of the war against separatist Tamil Tiger rebels.
The parties in the southern Indian state want India to mobilise international opinion for setting up a tribunal to prosecute those responsible for thousands of civilian deaths then.
The state unit of the CPM is the latest to announce demonstrations all over the state shortly to press its demand for a war crimes tribunal.
