Sri Lanka transforms its killing fields into a tourist attraction

A Sri Lankan activist wails during a candlelight vigil in Colombo on August 30, 2013, held to mark the International Day of the Disappeared. The vigil at Colombo's Independence Square came as UN human rights chief Navi Pillay visited the island to probe alleged war crimes. Some of the alleged sites have been transformed into tourist attractions for the victors. (Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP/Getty Images)

Rewriting history, Sinhalese victors snap photos and eat ice cream at an alleged war crimes scene.

February 28, 2014

KARAIMULLIVAIKAL, Sri Lanka — Five years ago on this narrow strip of land along the Bay of Bengal, Sri Lanka’s military waged some of the most controversial but decisive assaults on its Tamil adversaries.

Sri Lanka Transforms Its Killing Fields Into a Tourist Attraction by nelvely