20090420_GENOCIDE_OF_TAMILS_IN_SL
A new document originating from the UN and circulated among the diplomatic missions in Colombo this week has put the figures of the civilians killed in Vanni since January as at least 6,432 and 13,946 wounded, according to a news report by the Associated Press Friday. "The casualties were reported as 'verified data' in the document," the AP said. The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) has been firing thousands of artillery and mortar shells, including internationally banned cluster munitions and chemical warheads, into the so-called no-fire zone or 'safety zone' killing and maiming thousands of Tamil civilians, constituting a grave war crime and crime against humanity.
Tamil activists worldwide have blamed the International Community, including the UN, for silently abetting and indirectly approving the killing of Tamil civilians being carried out by the Sri Lankan shelling and starvation, leading to their capture.
The stand taken by the UN Security Council, and also echoed by the US state dep
Apr 20, 2009
Photos: 226
