27 September 2011 
Three cases around the world reflect a new trend in international justice – while Sri Lanka shows no intention of properly dealing with accusations its military committed atrocities in the closing months of the civil war in 2009, cases have opened in the Netherlands, Switzerland and the U.S. against both the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan military.
By Richard Walker in The Hague
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On Monday two ethnic Tamils filed a case in New York against a Sri Lankan general now serving as a UN diplomat. They claim Major General Shavendra Silva was commanding officer of the army’s 58th Division which helped crush the Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009 – and in so doing killed thousands of civilians through the shelling of no-fire zones and hospitals. The case is using the US’s universal jurisdiction to prosecute war crimes outside of its territory.
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Tamils slam renovation plans for Dutch fort
- TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
Tamils in the north of Sri Lanka have slammed proposals by President Mahinda Rajapakse to rebuild the former Dutch military fort in Jaffna in the north of the island, which is Tamil territory. They say the current renovation plans, which are partly paid for by the Dutch government, do not acknowledge the rights of the Tamil people.
The Jaffna fort was built in the 17th century by Portuguese merchants and missionaries in the area. A few decades later the Portuguese lost the fort to the Dutch East India Company (VOC) after a siege. The Dutch rebuilt it and occupied it until the late 18th century, when the British rulers took over. Full Story>>>
