Tamils demand justice in Hague protest

Published on : 18 May 2011 - 5:19pm | By Maike Winters (Photo: RNW)

If the international court prosecutors can request judges to issue arrest warrants on charges of crimes against humanity against Libyan leaders, then why not against the leaders in Sri Lanka too? This is the call from the international Tamil community.
Two years ago today the Sri Lankan government declared the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) bringing an end to a civil war that lasted more than three decades between the Sinhalese and the Tamil communities. But, while the conflict is officially over, the scars run deep. Full Story>
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UN Panel Report on Accountability in Sri LankaGulbin Sultana

May 18, 2011

The three member Panel of Experts appointed by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to advise him about human rights violations during the last phase of the civil war in Sri Lanka submitted its report on April 12, 2011 in New York.1 Before the report was made public, the Sri Lankan media published a leaked version of it and strongly denounced the efforts of the UN Panel. Millions of Sri Lankans have signed a petition against the UN Panel report and almost all the Sinhala parties have vehemently condemned the report.
The report indicates serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law by both the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the LTTE. It recommends an independent international investigation for the war crimes committed by both parties. Full Story>>>