Channel 4 releases documentary 'Sri Lanka's Killing Fields'

A girl standing outside the gated UN compound in Kilinochchi, where crowds gathered to ask UN personnel not to leave.

Submitted by Kirti Kamboj on June 20, 2011

A girl standing outside the gated UN compound in Kilinochchi, where crowds gathered to ask UN personnel not to leave.
The film Sri Lanka's Killing Fields premiered at the United Nations Human Rights Council on June 3rd, documenting the end of a quarter century of civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil separatist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The work of British broadcaster Channel 4, the film is available for a limited time for viewing on the web; though, before you watch, I would warn that it contains some horrific footage.
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Military 'apologies' for attack on Tamil MPs 19 June, 2011

19 June, 2011

	MP says it is a group of army that attacked the meeting in Jaffna

Jaffna military commander has apologised for the recent attack on Tamil parliamentarians in Jaffna, says Sri Lanka's major Tamil party.

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian MA Sumanthiran told BBC Sinhala service that Jaffna military commander Maj Gen Mahinda Hathurusinghe expressed regret over the incident.

"Saying that the incident was not good for the army, he also promised to find the culprits and punish them," he told the BBC.    Full Story>>>