What happened to human rights activists who attendedthe 13th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
[ TCHR/CTDH ] - [ Apr 01, 2010 22:31:49 GMT ]On Friday the 12th March 2010, I was waiting at gate forty (40) at the United Nations building in Geneva, from 10.30am for the shuttle bus which takes passengers to Palais Wilson, which is where the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in located. While I was waiting at gate forty (40), nearly ten drivers, all originally from Sri Lanka, working for different Missions including the Sri Lankan Mission, were in a group at the same gate. When they saw me, they started scolding me in pure filth in the Singhalese language. Even though I understood what they said, I ignored them and one by one, they then took their mobile phones and started photographing me. One of them had a digital camera. [ full story ]