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Channel 4’s Sri Lanka documentary cleared by Ofcom

By pearlaction | October 24, 2011 |

[Guardian UK] Channel 4’s controversial documentary Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields, which featured graphic footage of alleged war crimes, has been cleared of breaching the broadcasting code. [Full Story]

Footage sparks calls for Sri Lanka war crimes probe

By pearlaction | August 11, 2011 |

[ABC News] Australian politicians are calling for an international investigation of apparent war crimes in Sri Lanka. A documentary aired on ABC1’s Four Corners on Monday night showed allegations of rape, torture and murder of civilians during Sri Lanka’s civil war. [Full Story]

India asks Sri Lanka to probe war crimes claims

By pearlaction | July 16, 2011 |

[AFP] India on Friday urged Sri Lanka to examine claims made in a British documentary that said it targeted civilians while crushing Tamil Tiger rebels two years ago. The Channel 4 documentary, “Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields” aired last month on British television contained footage of what it said were prisoner executions. [Full Story]

U.N. pressures Sri Lanka over alleged war atrocities

By pearlaction | May 31, 2011 |

[Reuters] A U.N. envoy said on Tuesday the international community as well as Sri Lanka should further investigate horrific footage apparently showing summary executions of naked men and women during Sri Lanka’s civil war. He stopped short of saying there could be an international war crimes case, but his comments raised pressure on Colombo to…