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Monday, April 18, 2011
Sri Lanka 'war crimes' is 'Srebrenica moment'
Monday 18 April 2011
The former UN spokesman in Sri Lanka Gordon Weiss tells Channel 4 News that a leaked UN report into "credible allegations" of war crimes represent Sri Lanka's "Srebrenica moment".
The UN is also criticised in the reporting for failing "to take actions that might have protected A leaked United Nations report estimates that tens of thousands of civilians were killed during the fighting between Sri Lankan forces and the LTTE - known as the Tamil Tigers in 2009.Sri Lanka 'war crimes' is 'Srebrenica moment'
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Rift over Sri Lanka president's call for anti-UN rally
South Asia
18 April 2011 Last updated at 09:36 ET
Trade unions affiliated to Sri Lanka's ruling coalition are divided over the president's call for mass protest
Trade unions say May Day is the only day reserved for workerss issues s against a UN report.
The leaked summary of the report allege that war crimes were committed at the end of the civil war when the government troops crushed the rebels. President Mahinda Rajapaksa said the claims were not new but called for a "show of strength" against the report. Full Story>>>
