Sri Lanka MPs receive controversial civil war report

16 December 2011

Both sides were accused of committing abuses in the final stages of the war

A commission set up by Sri Lanka's president to investigate the conduct of the civil war has said the government did its best to protect civilians.

It concluded the military gave the "highest priority" to protecting civilians and said Tamil Tiger rebels had had "no respect for human life".

Both sides have been accused of human rights abuses during the final phase of Sri Lanka's civil war in 2009.

This commission was widely dismissed by international human rights groups.

In September Amnesty international said the government inquiry was "flawed at every level".      Full Story>>>