Yoland Foster, AI's researcher on Sri Lanka, Comments on the Current Crisis
Watch Yolanda Foster comment on the concerns for civilians still caught up in the fighting in Sri Lanka: » English » Tamil Amnesty International is calling for the Sri Lankan government to extend a...
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View ArticleDisplaced children at risk in Sri Lankan camps
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The Graveyards of Sri Lanka's War Zone
Expansion of a gravesite in Sri Lankan “Civilian Safe Zone”: On April 19 (left) roads are present, but the area is mostly deserted. By May 24 (right), a large graveyard with an estimated 342 graves has...
View ArticleShocking Video Footage from Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government is facing renewed calls for an investigation into human rights abuses after a graphic video was released showing extra-judicial killings. Journalists for Democracy in Sri...
View ArticleSri Lanka: international investigation still needed
Human Rights Watch said something on Sri Lanka yesterday at the UN Human Rights Council that bears repeating: “Additionally, the Council should establish an independent international investigation into...
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