Hundreds of Sinhala Buddhist monks protested against the resolution tabled at the UN Human Rights Council urging Sri Lanka to investigate the allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
In a statement, read out at the end of the protest, the protesters said,
“evil forces both local and international, have joined hands to deprive Sri Lanka of the present environment of peace...and take this blessed island back to an era of darkness.”
“We therefore pledge with national determination that the Sri Lankan government and people will be able to defeat the resolution and the evil forces behind it.”
The protest was the latest in a string of protests by the Sinhala population denouncing the resolution, whilst Tamil groups have stated that the resolution is not far reaching enough.
