Sri Lankans protest against UN rights chief's visit


  • World
  • Monday, 26 Aug 2013

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay (R) arrives for a photo opportunity with the Sri Lankan media in Colombo August 25, 2013. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

COLOMBO (Reuters) - About 100 Sri Lankan demonstrators led by Buddhist monks protested on Monday against U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay, saying she should get out of the country and not criticise its human rights record.

The protesters gathered at the U.N. head office in the capital, Colombo, as Pillay began a seven-day fact finding mission on Sri Lanka's rights record.

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