UN must act now on Sri Lanka war crimes report

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Tens of thousands of civilians died in the conflict's final months.
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Dr Manoharan's fight for justice for his son, killed during Sri Lanka's civil war

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Sri Lanka's military held many of those who escaped the conflict in miserable conditions

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26 April 2011

A United Nations report on war crimes committed during the final stages of Sri Lanka’s civil war underscores the need for international accountability for those responsible, Amnesty International said today.

The report, which was made public today, concluded that tens of thousands of civilians were killed in northern Sri Lanka from January to May 2009 and that the Sri Lankan Government knowingly shelled areas where it had encouraged civilians to gather.                 Full Story>>>

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*UN tells of Sri Lankan carnage

Amanda Hodge THE UN has painted an apocalyptic picture of the last weeks and months of the Sri Lankan civil war.
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*S.Lanka rejects 'unofficial' U.N. war crimes report



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By C. Bryson Hull and Ranga Sirilal

COLOMBO | Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:38pm IST

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka on Tuesday rejected a report ordered by the U.N. chief blaming it for thousands of civilian deaths at end of its civil war, and said it can defend itself should the world body formally take up the accusations.