NEW DELHI — A report from a UN mine removal expert says unexploded cluster munitions have been found in northern Sri Lanka, appearing to confirm, for the first time, that they were used in that country’s long civil war. The revelation is likely to increase…
In 2011 Channel 4 exposed damning evidence of atrocities committed in the war in Sri Lanka. Jon Snow presents this powerful follow-up film, revealing new video evidence as well as contemporaneous documents, eye-witness accounts, photographic stills and videos relating to how exactly events unfolded during…
Upping the ante against the Congress-led UPA at the Centre over alleged war crime issue concerning Sri Lanka, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today (March 14) said his party would deem it as a “betrayal of Tamil people” New Delhi supporting Colombo. “India should support the…
India’s parliament erupted in uproar today when opposition MPs challenged the government’s reluctance to confront Sri Lanka over allegations of war crimes, brought to light by a Channel 4 film. New evidence of war crimes will be aired on a Channel 4 documentary tomorrow night, which includes…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha on Wednesday (March 14) stepped up the pressure on the Centre on the row over Sri Lankan human right violations. The AIADMK Chief says she is not satisfied with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s response and that India should support…
n 2011 Channel 4 exposed damning evidence of atrocities committed in the war in Sri Lanka. Jon Snow presents this powerful follow-up film, revealing new video evidence as well as contemporaneous documents, eye-witness accounts, photographic stills and videos relating to how exactly events unfolded during…
It is a chilling piece of footage that represents yet another blow for the beleaguered Sri Lankan government in its attempts to head off a critical resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva this week. The short clip dates from the final…
VATICAN CITY — A Catholic bishop and 30 priests have written a letter to the United Nations and Sri Lanka’s president to call for an inquiry into war crimes, the Catholic news agency Misna reported on Thursday. The letter to President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the…
Sri Lanka’s human rights issue are causing huge divisions in the United Nations. The member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council are currently informally debating a resolution which was sponsored by the United States following Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war, and it’s causing…
Mr Fonseka says he ‘strongly condemns’ the disappearance of activists in Jaffna The former army commander of Sri Lanka has accused the government for being responsible for series of abductions and disappearances recently reported in the north. Former general Sarath Fonseka made the accusation as…
Sri Lanka: Women’s Insecurity in the North and East Asia Report N°21720 Dec 2011 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Women in Sri Lanka’s predominantly Tamil-speaking north and east are facing a desperate lack of security in the aftermath of the long civil war. Today many still…
Wednesday 08 December 2010 Jonathan MillerForeign Affairs Correspondent Channel 4 News can name a woman journalist as one of the victims in the Sri Lanka execution video along with damning new details of the date and location where the video was filmed. Warning: this page…
[TamilNet, Sunday, 11 December 2011, 00:33 GMT] Several Tamil activist groups, Tamil affiliates of British political parties, and Tamil journalists confederation in the UK in a meeting held at the British Parliament building at 7:00 p .m. Thursday organized by the British Tamil Forum (BTF)…
Sri Lankan defence secretaryGotabaya Rajapaksa‘s remarks on the alleged war crimes rocked the Tamil Nadu assembly on Thursday, with Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa saying they were highly condemnable. Hitting back at Rajapaksa after the latter had asked her to mind her own business and not interfere in…
Sri Lanka’s killing fields detailing the atrocities perpetrated by the Lankan army has sent shockwaves across nations. AfterHeadlines Today showed theChannel 4 documentary - a clinching evidence of genocide caught on camera – it asked a probing question: Has the Indian government failed in its response? “The government…
Added On April 26, 2011 Former Sri Lankan U.N. spokesman discusses the international investigation of possible war crimes in Sri Lanka. Source
The U.N. has found war crimes allegations against both sides of Sri Lanka’s conflict credible. CNN’s Richard Roth reports. Source
(CNN) – At their president’s urging, Sri Lankans took to the streets Sunday to rail against a critical United Nations report that found credible allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by both sides during the final stages of the country’s civil war. Hundreds…
The British Government has renewed calls for an independent investigation into allegations of war crimes against Sri Lanka after a documentary showed civilians being shelled and troops summarily executing prisoners. Britain said it would lead international action if the Sri Lankan authorities failed to respond.…
Liam Fox’s close friend Adam Werritty attended a meeting in Sri Lanka during which arms supplies from Israel and China were discussed, according to political sources in Colombo. Sri Lankan government officials complained about restrictions placed by the UK on the supply of weapons and…
War-torn island’s former navy chief is named by witnesses in documents filed in Perth Police in Australia are examining a so-called “war crimes” dossier of information that claims to confirm Sri Lankan forces bombed and shelled civilians during the country’s civil war. And activists…
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