U.N. urges Sri Lanka to rein in military, prosecute war crimes


Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena speaks on the podium during a panel discussion at the Anti-Corruption Summit in London, Thursday, May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Frank Augstein/Pool

GENEVA (Reuters) - Sri Lanka must rein in its military forces, prosecute war crimes committed during the long civil war with Tamil rebels and win the confidence of the Tamil minority, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

Witnesses must be protected under an effective transitional justice mechanism that should include international judges, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said in an annual report.

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