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Security Council on Sri Lanka 'war crimes' and detained doctors

UN Security Council was unable to have a hearing on Sri Lanka as China and Russia with their veto power prevented them. Therefore, the UN Security Council was only able to hold just briefing in the basement. "As...

Sri Lanka turns firepower on civilian zone, Unprecedented carnage

Sri Lankan Army amplified its firepower on the so called "safety zone", which has over 100,000 Tamils civilians squeezed into. The latest augmented attacks come in the face of Indian elections as the Sri Lankan...

Sri Lanka government denies safe-zone shelling

The Sri Lankan government has stated that they are not shelling a safe zone intended for civilians in the north-east of the country. The Health Minister of Sri Lanka, Nimal Siripala de Silva, has blamed the Tamil...

Sri Lanka's "safety zone": 76 children killed within 3 days.

Sri Lankan Army defined "safety zones" are proving to be detrimental to fleeing Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka.  "179 civilians including 76 children killed within 3 days inside 'safety zone' [TamilNet,...

ICRC: Vanni dependent on outside aid, shelling killed 16 patients

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 06:08 GMT] On Monday, Putumattalan was hit by shelling that killed at least 16 patients. "We are shocked that patients are not afforded the protection they are entitled to," said Paul Castella, head of the ICRC delegation in Colombo, in...

SLA shells PTK hospital, 6 killed, 15 wounded.

"SLA shells PTK hospital, 6 killed, 15 wounded [TamilNet, Monday, 02 February 2009, 02:14 GMT] Sri Lanka Army (SLA) shelled Puthukkudiyiruppu (PTK) hospital Sunday night killing six civilians, including...

3000 Indian Forces went to Sri Lanka to do Genocide

3000 Indian Forces went to Sri Lanka to do Genocide in Sri Lanka, they have arrived in Colombo at 4:00PM local time. Hon Nagamuthan MP contacted the Tamil News centre and informed this horrific news.

Stop killing Tamils in Vanni now - Jaffna Catholic community

"Stop killing Tamils in Vanni now - Jaffna Catholic community [TamilNet, Thursday, 29 January 2009, 11:53 GMT] “Sri Lanka government’s attacks on the innocent Tamils in Vanni continue to kill hundreds while injuring many more according to the reports of ICRC, the only...

LTTE not opposed to individual right of a civilian to flee com...

"LTTE not opposed to individual right of a civilian to flee combat zone - Nadesan [TamilNet, Thursday, 29 January 2009, 11:32 GMT] Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) Political Head B. Nadesan said Thursday that the Tigers have been urging the UN, ICRC and other...

Robertson: Protection Of Civilians Must Be Priority In Sri Lan...

"Robertson: Protection Of Civilians Must Be Priority In Sri Lankan Conflict Home › Politics Read More: Grant Robertson LTTE Red Cross Tamil Tigers United Nations ...

Sri Lanka: Leading article: Offer the hand of reconciliation

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TNA calls for shut down in North, East of Sri Lanka

TNA calls for shut down in North, East of Sri Lanka[TamilNet, Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 12:31 GMT]Tamil National Alliance (TNA) called upon the people in the North and East of Sri Lanka to observe a general shut down on Friday, the 30th of January, to protest against the...

'300,000 civilians at risk in Sri Lanka'

"'300,000 civilians at risk in Sri Lanka' (Monday 26 January 2009) CRISIS: People mourning the deaths of relatives. Sri Lanka is worried about the 300,000 civilians who are...

More than 1,000 wounded, Mullai RDHS urges IC to send medical ..

More than 1,000 wounded, Mullai RDHS urges IC to send medical teams [TamilNet, Monday, 26 January 2009, 16:27 GMT] The Regional Director of Health Services (RDHS) for Mullaiththeeev district, Dr. T. Varatharajah in an urgent appeal to the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL), ICRC,...

UN levels war crimes warning at Israel

War crimes warning for Israel The Killing of 30 people in Gaza when army shelled house full of evacuees 'has all hallmarks of war crime', says UN high commissioner for human rights. Unicef said at least 100...

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