National Freedom Front organized a protest today against the visit of UN Human Rights Chief Zeid bin Ra'ad Al-Hussein, alleging that he was here to institute a 'war crimes court.'

The participants marched to the UN Office in Colombo from the Lipton Circus, and staged a protest outside the UN office.

Additional police forces were deployed in the area to beef up the security.

Zeid Al-Hussein pushed for a 'hybrid court' with local and international judges in his report on Sri Lanka published in September 2015. However, the final resolution passed on October 1, 2015, recommended a 'domestic mechanism' with international participation.

The UNHRC Resolution has created serious debate in the country with those who oppose it arguing that it will lead to international intervention in Sri Lankan affairs.