Church's Perseverance in Sri Lanka
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Civilians flee from parts of Tamil areas in Sri Lanka in January 2009 as a result of the Sri Lanka Army's military offensive.
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The United Nations will investigate possible war crimes in the island nation, fulfilling a request made by Sri Lankan Catholic officials who have endured harassment and pressure from nationalist groups.
BY ANTO AKKARA 04/01/2014
NEW DELHI -
Human-rights advocates won a major victory March 27, when the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution approving an international investigation into possible "war crimes" in the final stages of Sri Lanka's protracted ethnic war.