Associated Press – People for Equality and Relief in Lanka

Tamil MPs say Sri Lanka ignoring civilian safety

By pearlaction | February 17, 2009 |

[Associated Press] The pro-rebel Tamil National Alliance political party said it had managed to compile a list of the civilians killed using the Tamil media, witness accounts and reports from medical authorities in the war zone. According to its count, more than 2,000 civilians were killed since December and more than 4,500 were wounded, said…

Sri Lanka: 16 patients killed in hospital shelling

By pearlaction | February 10, 2009 |

[AP] At least 16 patients being treated at a makeshift hospital in the northern Sri Lankan war zone were killed by shelling, the Red Cross said Tuesday, as the military accused rebel fighters of killing 19 other civilians fleeing the area. The United Nations, meanwhile, said it was outraged by the “unnecessary” deaths of hundreds of…