UN Human Rights Council Silent on Sri Lanka Bombings That Targeted Christians
(CNSNews.com) – The U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) has not condemned or otherwise reacted to the suicide bombings targeting churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the most important day of the Christian calendar.
With the death toll in the bombings having risen to above 320, according to Sri Lankan authorities, the White House has called them “one of the deadliest terrorist events since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.†A UNICEF spokesman says at least 45 children are among the dead.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attacks in a tweet posted on Sunday morning (U.S. Eastern Time).
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