GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body launched an investigation Thursday into Sri Lanka’s civil war, approving a U.S.-led resolution over the strong protests of Sri Lanka’s government.

The resolution approved by the U.N. Human Rights Council sets in motion a yearlong investigation that will examine “alleged serious violations and abuses of human rights and related crimes by both parties in Sri Lanka.”

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