Sri Lanka 'war crimes' is 'Srebrenica moment'

 

Monday 18 April 2011

"I believe we will eventually see a war crime process.

Sri Lanka 'war crimes' is 'Srebrenica moment'
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Monday, April 18, 2011

Civilian deaths in Sri Lanka may have been vastly underestimated, U.N. panel says

An independent investigation is sought of 'credible' allegations that tens of thousands died in the last four months of Sri Lanka's civil war in human rights violations by both sides.

A U.N. panel has called for an investigation into allegations that thousands of civilians were killed in the last four months of the Sri Lankan civil war, which ended in May 2009. (European Pressphoto Agency / May 18, 2009)

By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times

April 17, 2011

Reporting from New Delhi—

A U.N. panel has called for an independent investigation of "credible" allegations that tens of thousands of civilians were killed in the final stages of the Sri Lankan civil war two years ago.

The fatality estimate used by the three-member expert panel is significantly higher than the 7,000 civilian deaths cited by the United Nations near the end of the last four months of the bloody conflict, although it's unlikely that an exact figure will ever be established.               Full Story>>>