The report actually concludes that up to 40,000 civilians may have died during this period, the majority as a result of government shelling. HRW: The panel's report, which was published in April this year, found strong and credible allegations that both the government and the LTTE committed serious violations during the final months. They themselves fail to present anything but anecdotal evidence, or unsupported, unidentified `victim testimony', without dates or places, or any specifics, as said by Sri Lankan authorities in many instances.
#EELAM WAR I MOVIE#
In fact, when a specific case is demanded, these organizations usually cite the Channel-4 movie as an example.
#EELAM WAR I TRIAL#
If such a case is available, the trial can be done even in the absence of the accused (e.g., army officers or LTTE-cadres now living in Canada), but with a counsel for the defence to assure due process. However, we have not been able to find even a single specific case examined independently by each of them and published jointly (to establish consistency), or individually, that could be used in a court of law where witnesses could be cross-examined, and where the accused is innocent until proven guilty.
AI, HRW, ICG and other "human-rights" NGOs often justify their claims by asserting the existence of 'consistency' among themselves. Our findings are consistent with the investigations by other independent human rights groups, such as Amnesty International (AI) and the International Crisis Group (ICG), and more recently, a panel of experts appointed by the UN Secretary-General. We have analyzed photos, video, and satellite imagery. With regard to the final stages of the conflict, Human Rights Watch has interviewed hundreds of victims and eyewitnesses to abuses. Today I'll talk a little bit about the lack of accountability for alleged war crimes, particularly during the final stages of the conflict, and also about the current human rights situation in the country. Over the last two decades, Human Rights Watch has documented human rights violations in Sri Lanka, especially those committed by security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the LTTE, particularly during the conflict that ended in May 2009. Thank you very much for inviting Human Rights Watch to testify at this important and timely hearing. Our comments on the remarks of the DD-HRW are given in Light Blue shaded text. The source material used may be accessed from the above link. e-mail/couriel : of the presentation to the Parliamentary Committee by Elaine Pearson, Deputy Director, Asia Division, Human Rights Watch, on 1st Nov.Review by: Chandre Dharma-wardana, Ontario, Canada Dec-2013.Human Rights (SIHR), Canadian Parliament. Source documents from the Subcommittee on Int.Review of the presentation by Human Rights Watch, 1- Nov- 2011 Sri Lanka's growing perception of Canada as a Hostile Nation Embedded Reporting: the pros and cons of travellin.I- Focus on Sri Lanka - Canadian Parliamentary Hearings on Human Rights-I.AK Antony tries to clear the air on Defence matters.What a former Vice Chief thinks of media coverage.Young, brave pilots sacrifice their lives for no f.India promises the moon to Myanmar Implementation.But nothing will change what happened in those three days in May 2009. The relationship between India and Sr Lanka is tense.
Sri Lanka's rulers are on the back foot, but defiant for their complete disregard for human rights. Much has changed since those charged up days. As I write this, there are indications that Fonseka may be released from prison soon. Sarath Fonseka, the then Army Chief, later bitter opponent of the Rajapakse brothers-are also included in this post. Two Video clips-interviews with Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse and Gen. I am reproducing below an excerpt from a column I wrote in May 2010, a year after the War was over. There are so many unanswered questions on the final days of the war. Others have also talked about Prabhakaran himself being shot in the custody of the Sri Lankan Army, a claim not verified or confirmed by anyone. Human Right groups have come up with evidence that the younger son was shot in cold blood after being captured. Now we also know that both his sons-Charles Antony and Balkrishna-died violently. Prabhakaran and his most loyal commanders. Tomorrow, on 19th May, it will be exactly three years since Eelam War IV between the Sri Lankan forces and the LTTE ended with the gruesome death of V.
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