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A UN panel of experts found there was credible evidence that up to 40,000 civilians were killed in the conflict (Reuters: Sri Lankan military)Australian politicians are calling for an international investigation of apparent war crimes in Sri Lanka.
A documentary aired on ABC1's Four Corners on Monday night showed evidence of rape, torture and murder of civilians during Sri Lanka's civil war.Last year, a United Nations panel of experts found there was credible evidence that up to 40,000 civilians were killed in the conflict.
The British television documentary shows Tamil Tigers using civilians as human shields but it also reveals government forces shelling civilians who had been offered sanctuary in no-fire zones.
MPs on both sides of politics are agitating for an inquiry. Full Story>>>
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Whose language is it anyway?
Colombo, July 05, 2011
Last weekend, many Lankans saw parts of the Channel 4 documentary, `Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ with its gruesome execution footage, for the first time. It was repeatedly telecast on prime time, between serials and Bollywood song shows, on a privately owned but considered to be pro-government channel. With one little difference with the disturbing documentary though – in this “original, unaltered” video those carrying out military-style executions were speaking, laughing and smirking in Tamil and not in Sinhala.Full Story>>>
