March 6, 2010 7:41 PM

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Sri Lankan opposes UN's move to set up panel on human rights violations

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has opposed UN's move to set up an expert panel on alleged human rights violations in his country. He said the the mive is unwarranted and would be perceived as an interference with the country.He was reacting to a statement by UN that Secretary General Ban-Ki-moon is to setup an experts panel to advise him 'on the way forward on accountability issues' stemming from alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka during the conflict between the government forces and the LTTE last year.

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