Posts Tagged ‘war crimes’
Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished
Channel 4 broadcast Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields, a critically-acclaimed and RTS Award winning forensic investigation into the events of the last few weeks of the decades-long war between the government of Sri Lanka and the rebel forces of the Tamil Tigers (LTTE), presented by Jon Snow.
Read MoreSri Lankan anger over US move at UN rights council
[AFP] Sri Lanka on Thursday vowed to hold mass protests against US-backed moves at the United Nations to press for an independent probe into alleged war crimes during the island’s civil war. [Full Story]
Read MoreKevin Rudd must up the ante on Sri Lanka
[Human Rights Watch] As nations such as Canada and Britain weigh in on accountability for war crimes in Sri Lanka, it’s time for Australia to add its voice. After all, promoting human rights is a crucial part of foreign policy, as Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd is keen to say. [Full Story]
Read MoreSri Lanka Togo refugees condemn ‘miserable conditions’
[BBC] About 200 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees have told the BBC that they are enduring miserable conditions in the West African state of Togo. [Full Story]
Read MoreIndia pushes Sri Lanka over war probe
[AFP] India on Tuesday encouraged neighbouring Sri Lanka to implement findings of a probe into the island’s bloody civil war as a way to improve ethnic relations after decades of bloodshed. [Full Story]
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