Sri Lanka's Killing Fields shame exposed in major documentary

Sri Lanka's Killing Fields shame exposed in major documentary

By Kshama Ranawana

| June 29, 2011

  The camera pans across a host of hands thrust through a gate and focuses on a young girl. The deep sadness etched in her face shows the despair felt by thousands of Tamil civilians caught up in the tail end of the 30-year war fought between the government of Sri Lanka armed forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Filmed by United Nations staffer, Benjamin Dix, it showcases the anguish of civilians who congregated outside the UN compound in Northern Sri Lanka as UN officers left the area following a communiqué stating the Sri Lankan government could not guarantee their safety as its forces advanced into LTTE-held land.

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Tamils remember victims of Genocide in Sri Lanka

June 29, 2011 By Guest Writer Raj Palanisamy.
Chennai, Jun 29 (TruthDive): June 26th was a day to remember for all Tamils of the world and also this day has been declared by the United Nations as an International day for victims of torture. A Candle light vigil organized at Marina beach in remembrance of the victims of Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka had a huge attendance from the people of the state and neighboring region.
The event was organized by “May 17 movement” and was backed by number of Tamil organisations, activists, common people and politicians of Tamil Nadu. The organisers managed to spread the news about the event via social network media. Majority of the people were in their twenties and thirties. In this respect this is considered as first such event in the history of Tamil Nadu and shows that in future lakhs of people can assemble at places at no time.
More than 50,000 people attended this mega event and most of them came along with their friends, children and family. Many came from distance cities like Bangalore, Madurai & Coimbatore to Chennai exclusively to participate in this candle light vigil for the Tamils brutally killed by the Sri Lankan government in the final stages of Eelam war 4.                      Read More