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Sri Lankan Government attacks hospital again.

by Tranroy | March 26, 2009 at 11:51 am

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Article 18 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states that the civilian hospitals organized to give care to the wounded and sick, the infirm and maternity cases, may in no circumstances be the object of attack, but shall at all times be respected and protected by the Parties to the conflict.

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) attacked the makeshift hospital at Puthumaththa'lan with Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) in the early hours of Thursday between 4:00 and 4:30 a.m., killing two patients inside the hospital and causing injuries to 11 including two medical staff. Six patients who were already being treated for their injuries from shell attacks and 3 other civilians who were with the injured patients at the hospital were also wounded in the RPG attack.

The shelling and RPG attacks continued throughout the day in Puthumaaththa'lan and other areas of the 'safety zone'. Detailed report on civilian casualties throughout Thursday is yet to be reported.

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senthil5000

at 13:57 on March 26th, 2009

Even when a country goes on war with other country they show courtesy by not firing on hospitals. But here in Sri Lanka, they kill their own people and shell their own people at hospitals. some people might think this could be done by LTTE. But those who were present there at Vanni like HRW, specifically told these shells coming to hospitals are originating from Sri Lankan Army positions. International community should wake up and stop this brutal killings.