FILE- In this May 19, 2012, file photo, Sri Lankan army snipers march during the annual victory day parade marking the third anniversary of defeating Tamil Tiger rebels in Colombo, Sri Lanka. As lawmakers in Sri Lanka celebrate the 70th
FILE- In this May 19, 2012, file photo, Sri Lankan army snipers march during the annual victory day parade marking the third anniversary of defeating Tamil Tiger rebels in Colombo, Sri Lanka. As lawmakers in Sri Lanka celebrate the 70th anniversary of the country’s parliamentary democracy, one of the oldest in Asia, minorities including Tamils, Christians and Muslims remain on the fringes of society. The Sinhalese-controlled legislature has done little to heal the wounds left from a quarter-century civil war that ended in 2009, and still refuses to acknowledge or investigate allegations of wartime atrocities by the government. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
