Sri Lanka: Statements by Detained Doctors Underline Need for independent Inquiry

July 09, 2009: Amnesty International
The statements made to the media by doctors detained by the Sri Lankan government for providing what it says was false information about civilian casualties points again to the need for an independent inquiry into allegations that both parties committed war crimes, Amnesty International said.
Link: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA37/015/2009/en/b25685b7-31d7-4056-ad7c-6e94c641cba1/asa370152009eng.html

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No welfare for Sri Lanka’s Tamils

July 06 2009: Aljazeera News
The latter stages of the war in Sri Lanka have been carefully choreographed and hidden from the outside world, with the voices of victims silenced through fear and insecurity. There are allegations of war crimes, rape and torture, summary executions and prolonged bombardments by a government which, it is believed by human rights organisations, killed thousands of its own civilian citizens.
Link: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/06/200961962329963252.html

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