Sri Lanka Civilian Deaths

"We Don't Want Development, We Want Our Rights!"

Nimmi Gowrinathan | Posted 09.27.2009 | Home


Nimmi Gowrinathan

The message shouted from an elder woman was clear as she harassed a worker attempting to install latrines that would signal a longer, more permanent, residence in unlivable Sri Lankan internment camps.

Why Refugees Need to Make a Living

Dale Buscher | Posted 09.11.2009 | World


Dale Buscher

It is time to implement interventions that are tailored to the local context, that build on the refugees' existing skills, and that match local market demand.

Bob Rae: Canadian Politician, Critic Booted From Sri Lanka

GroundReport | Posted 07.11.2009 | World


GroundReport

From GroundReport.com, the world's most trusted citizen journalism network. By Emanthi Marambe Sri Lankan authorities today detained and expelled Ca...

Sri Lankan Civilians Now Able To Flee Safely, Government Says

New York Times | Posted 06.14.2009 | World


At least 1,500 civilians who had been trapped in Sri Lanka's shrinking war zone managed to flee on Thursday, the country's military said, as its force...

Sri Lanka Shelling: Doctors Flee From Last Hospital

AP | KRISHAN FRANCIS | Posted 06.14.2009 | World


COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Thousands of civilians waded across a vast lagoon under a hail of rebel gunfire Thursday, breaking out of Sri Lanka's war z...

Obama Asks Tamil Tigers To Surrender, Sri Lanka To Mind Civilians

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 06.13.2009 | World


President Obama, speaking this afternoon, made a direct statement to both the Tamil Tigers as well as the Sri Lankan government regarding the enduring...

Sri Lanka Hospital Attack Kills Over 50 Civilians

AP | RAVI NESSMAN | Posted 06.13.2009 | World


COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Artillery shells tore through a hospital packed with wounded civilians in Sri Lanka's war zone for a second day Wednesday, ...

Sri Lanka Safe Zone Attack: '1,000 Civilians Killed'

Guardian | Posted 06.11.2009 | World


Doctor reports hundreds of bodies being brought to hospital as UN says feared bloodbath has now become reality...

Sri Lankan Tamil Tigers Civilian Treatment Sparks Concern (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.07.2009 | World


As the civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and the Tamil Tiger rebel group rages on -- with the army refusing the Tigers' proposed ceasefire...

Tamil Tigers Recruit Child Soldiers As Young As 11

Sydney Morning Herald | Posted 06.04.2009 | World


It is hard to imagine Christine* in combat. But the diminutive 14-year-old with a cheeky smile and dancing eyes knows how to handle a Kalashnikov and ...

Tigers End Game In Sri Lanka

James Ross | Posted 06.01.2009 | World


James Ross

One might think that no one would shed a tear for the insurgents, but support for the Tamil Tiger cause remains strong for many Tamils in Sri Lanka and among the large Tamil diaspora.

Sri Lanka Admits To Bombing Safe Zone

Al Jazeera | Posted 06.01.2009 | World


The Sri Lankan government has admitted carrying out air raids in the so-called no-fire zone in the country's northeast, where the army is battling Tam...

Sri Lanka To Cease Airstrikes, Shelling But Rejects Cease-Fire

AP | RAVI NESSMAN | Posted 05.28.2009 | World


COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka agreed to stop firing heavy weapons into the northern war zone to safeguard thousands of civilians trapped there,...

Sri Lanka-Tamil Tigers Conflict Root Causes Explored (AUDIO)(VIDEO)

WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.23.2009 | World


WorldFocus.org

* Scroll down for video and audio. The Red Cross is warning of a catastrophe as the Sri Lankan government launches a "final" assault against the r...

Tamil Tigers: 1,000 Civilians Died In Govt Raid

AP | KRISHAN FRANCIS | Posted 05.22.2009 | World


COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Sri Lanka's northern war zone face a "catastrophic" situation, the Red Cross said...

Tamil Tigers Use Civilian Shields For Sri Lankan Army Shelling

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.17.2009 | World


Human Rights Watch

100,000 civilians held hostage by Tamil Tiger rebels on a stretch of land just twice the size of New York's Central Park have come under repeated indiscriminate shelling by the Sri Lankan armed forces.

Tamil Tigers Last Stronghold Falls To Sri Lankan Troops

Press Trust of India | Posted 05.07.2009 | World


The capture of last LTTE bastion of Pudukudiriyirippu by Sri Lankan troops has triggered a record exodus of Tamil civilians from LTTE controlled areas...

Sri Lanka: Government Attacks Kill 38 Civilians

AP | KRISHAN FRANCIS | Posted 03.21.2009 | World


COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Government artillery attacks and air raids in Sri Lanka's northern war zone killed at least 38 civilians Wednesday and woun...

Sri Lanka Rejects Ceasefire Calls

Guardian.co.uk | Randeep Ramesh, South Asia Correspondent | Posted 03.08.2009 | World


Sri Lanka snubbed the international community's call for a ceasefire today, saying troops would not suspend their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels...

Sri Lanka Children's Ward Shelled, 9 Killed

Guardian.co.uk | Randeep Ramesh, South Asia Correspondent | Posted 03.05.2009 | World


Five artillery shells hit the children's ward of a Sri Lankan hospital, killing at least nine and injuring 20, according to aid agencies, as the army ...