UN report details horrific abuses in Sri Lanka civil conflict The United Nations on Wednesday detailed horrific abuses committed in Sri Lanka's civil conflict and said the country needed international help to probe war crimes to enable reconciliation. The report identified patterns of grave violations during and following the war "strongly indicating that war crimes and crimes against humanity" had been committed by both sides in the conflict, according to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein. SOUNDBITE