Question

Which of the following has adopted a resolution against Sri Lanka for war crimes?

• A. United Nations Human Rights Council
• B. International Committee of the Red Cross
• C. International Criminal Court
• D. Security Council of the United Nations

Answer 1

The correct option is A United Nations Human Rights Council

• The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system which is responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe and for addressing situations of human rights violations and make recommendations on them.
  
• The UN's Human Rights Council passed a resolution highly critical of Sri Lanka's record to encourage Sri Lanka to conduct an independent and credible investigation into alleged war crimes. Sri Lanka's army defeated separatist Tamil rebels after a brutal 26-year war in 2009, but it is the final phase of that war which came under scrutiny.