Rajiva Wijesinha – People for Equality and Relief in Lanka

Will New Evidence of War Crimes Tip the Scales Against the Sri Lankan Government

By pearlaction | July 6, 2011 |

[Time] On June 14, the British television network Channel 4 broadcast a stunning hour-long documentary presenting footage of horrific abuses allegedly committed by Sri Lankan troops during the last months of the country’s war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The images are graphic and profoundly disturbing. They include the execution of naked, bound prisoners;…

Channel 4 rejects Sri Lanka ‘war crimes’ film criticism

By pearlaction | July 5, 2011 |

[BBC] The film in question appears to show troops executing Tamil prisoners, but Sri Lanka’s government now says the killers were rebels in army uniform. Channel 4 rejected the idea, saying its work had been meticulously checked. [Full Story]

England Cricketers take on Sri Lanka amid controversy

By pearlaction | June 25, 2011 |

[Channel 4 News] The Twenty20 game takes place amid international controversy over alleged war crimes committed at the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war. A UN report earlier this year suggested actions by both the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) could amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Earlier this month Prime…