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Amnesty International
Amnesty International Urges UN to Publicize Civilian Casualty Figures
June 20th, 2009
The United Nations (UN) must immediately publicize its estimate of the number of civilians killed by the two sides in the final weeks of fighting in Sri Lanka, Amnesty International said. An investigation by the Times newspaper in Britain, drawing on confidential UN sources, stated that more than 20,000 civilians were killed in the last few weeks of the conflict, and suggested that most of them were killed as a result of shelling by the Sri Lankan government. "Amnesty International received consistent testimony indicating that war crimes were committed by both sides in the conflict, and has called for an independent international investigation," said...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-06-20)
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