Genocide Watch

Updates

6 June 2010 "Sri Lankan government threatens to execute Sarath Fonseka," by Stephen Sackur and Katy Stoddard, The Guardian

16 April 2010 "Peace Negotiations Watch Vol IX No 16," by Public International Law & Policy Group

9 April 2010 "Peace Negotiations Watch Vol IX No 15," by Public International Law & Policy Group

2 April 2010 "Peace Negotiations Watch Vol IX, No 14," by Public International Law & Policy Group

19 March 2010 "Peace Negotiations Watch Vol IX, No. 12," by Public International Law & Policy Group

12 March 2010 "Peace Negotiations Watch Vol IX, No.11," by Public International Law & Policy Group

26 February 2010 "Peace Negotiations Watch, Vol. IX, No. 9," by Public International Law & Policy Group

11 January 2010 "Sri Lanka: A Bitter Peace," by International Crisis Group

15 December 2009 "Sri Lankan war crimes video is authentic, Times investigation finds," by Rhys Blakely, The Times

7 December 2009 "U.S. Report on Sri Lanka Urges New Approach," by Lydia Polgreen, The New York Times

4 December 2009 "Over 70 percent IDPs have left relief centers, Sri Lanka Minister says," by Colombo Page News

3 December 2009 "Letter from Amnesty International Addressed to Robert Blake," by Amnesty International

21 November 2009 "Sri Lanka to Free War-Displaced Tamils From Camps," by The Associated Press

10 October 2009 "Sri Lanka: Tensions Mount as Camp Conditions Deteriorate," by Human Rights Watch

6 September 2009 "Sri Lanka expels Unicef official," by BBC News

3 September 2009 "Probe call over Sri Lanka killings," by Al Jazeera

1 September 2009 "Sri Lankan editor lauded by Obama is sentenced to 20 years," by Lydia Polgreen, The New York Times

9 August 2009 "Sri Lanka's first post-war polls show mixed results," by C. Bryson Hull, Reuters

7 August 2009 "Sri Lankans question new Tamil Tigers leader after arrest," by The Guardian

5 August 2009 "Tamil refugees are allowed home," by Charles Haviland, BBC News

30 June 2009 "Sri Lanka says will boost size of post-war Armed Forces" by Reuters

27 May 2009 "Council Concludes Special Session after Adopting Resolution on Assistance to Sri Lanka in Promotion and Protection of Human Rights" by Human Rights Council

24 May 2009 "Sri Lanka: Child Victims of the Battle to End a Bloody Civil War" by Gethin Chamberlain, The Guardian

23 May 2009 "Sri Lanka Leader Rejects War Crimes Investigation" by Emily Wax, Washington Post Foreign Service

22 May 2009 "Sri Lanka: Government misrepresentations regarding the scale of the crisis," by Amnesty International

22 May 2009 "As Sri Lanka Savors Victory, Challenges Loom" by Emily Wax, Washington Post Foreign Service

21 May 2009 "Red Cross Barred From Sri Lankan Refugee Camp" by Emily Wax, Washington Post Foreign Service

19 May 2009 "Tamil Tiger Leader Was Seen as Ruthless Innovator" by Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times

19 May 2009 "Death of Rebel Leader Marks 'End of an Era' in Sri Lanka" by Emily Wax, Washington Post Foreign Service

18 May 2009 "Sri Lanka Says War Over, Rebel Leader Killed" by Ravi Nessman, The Associated Press

17 May 2009 "Sri Lankan Rebels Concede Defeat" by Emily Wax, Washington Post Foreign Service

17 May 2009 "Sri Lanka Celebrates Rebels' Defeat" by The Associated Press

16 May 2009 "Sri Lankan Army Takes Control of Coastline" by Bharatha Mallawarachi, The Associated Press

15 May 2009 "Statement on Sri Lanka" by Francis Deng, Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide

14 May 2009 "UN Condemns Latest Sri Lanka Violence" by The Associated Press

30 April 2009 "Sri Lanka's Dirty War" Editorial in the New York Times

27 April 2009 " Sri Lanka army 'to stop shelling'" by BBC News

22 April 2009 "War Wanes, But Civilians Face Crisis in Sri Lanka" by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times

15 April 2009 "Sri Lanka Army 'Resumes Fighting'" by Anbarasan Ethirajan, BBC News

7 April 2009 "UN calls for pause in Sri Lanka's civil war" by Scott McDonald

7 April 2009 "UN Expert Warns of Bloodbath in Sri Lanka's War" by The Associate Press

6 April 2009 "Fighting Intensifies in Sri Lanka" by Mark McDonald, The New York Times

6 April 2009 "Sri Lanka says war's end near, 453 rebels killed" by Scott McDonald

5 April 2009 "Violence Silences Voices of Sri Lankan Journalists" by Seth Mydans, The New York Times

5 April 2009 "Traumatised Tamils live in fear of new crackdown in Sri Lanka" by Annie Kelly, The Gaurdian

5 April 2009 "Sri Lanka safe zone now rebels' last stronghold" by The Associated Press

30 March 2009 "Sri Lanka 'Could Halt Fighting" by Anbarasan Ethirajan, BBC News

30 March 2009 "Fierce Clashes in North Sri Lanka" by Anbarasan Ethirajan, BBC News

29 March 2009 "Sri Lanka Army 'Kills 15 Rebels' " by Anbarasan Ethirajan, BBC News

27 March 2009 "UN in Call for Sri Lanka 'Pause' " by BBC News

26 March 2009 "US Accuses Sri Lanka of Shelling Civilian Areas" by Louis Charbonneau, Reuters

14 March 2009 "U.N. Rights Official Fears War Crimes in Sri Lanka" by Seth Mydans, The New York Times

24 February 2009 "Tamil Rebels Offer Conditional Truce" by Mark McDonald, The New York Times

22 February 2009 "Sri Lanka's War On Several Fronts" by Emily Wax, The Washington Post

22 February 2009 "Price of Sri Lanka's army expansion is paid in grief" by Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times

21 February 2009 "2 Rebel Planes Shot Down Over Capital of Sri Lanka" by Somini Sengupta and Mark McDonald, The New York Times

13 February 2009 "In Sri Lanka, Tales Of Jungle Terror," by Emily Wax, The Washington Post

30 January 2009 "Sri Lanka leader vows safe passage," by BBC

28 January 2009 "Massacre in the Sri Lanka 'safe zone'" by Andrew Buncombe, Independent

17 January 2009 "Sri Lanka: Genocide against Tamils," by Green Left

23 December 2008 "Besieged, Displaced, and Detained," by Human Rights Watch

31 October 2008 "'Drop' in S Lanka press freedom," by BBC News 

15 October 2008 "Indian lawmakers threaten to resign over Sri Lanka," by S. Murari, Reuters

15 October 2008 "Sri Lanka's Eastern Province: Land, Development, Conflict," by International Crisis Group

26 September 2008 "Inside Sri Lanka: An end to violence in sight," by Stewart Bell, National Post 

25 September 2008 "The last battle? Civilians in the crossfire," by The Economist 

4 September 2008 "Closing in on the Tigers' lair," by The Economist

3 October 2008 "Army Bombs Headquarters of Rebels in Sri Lanka," by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times

9 September 2008 "Blocking aid workers endangers trapped civilians," by Amnesty International

14 August 2008 "A brutal military campaign threatens Sri Lanka's exporters," by The Economist

14 August 2008 "LTTE, government endangering lives of tens of thousands of newly displaced around Wanni," by Amnesty International

3 July 2008 "Sri Lanka’s army chief says the government has won its 25-year war against the Tamil Tigers. This is not true," by The Economist

2 July 2008 "End Internment of Displaced Persons," by Human Rights Watch

21 June 2008 "Sri Lanka mounts air strikes against Tiger rebels," by Agence France-Preese

6 June 2008 "Amnesty International calls for an immediate end to attacks on civilians," by Amnesty International

29 May 2008 "Sri Lanka warns Western sanctions can stoke ethnic conflict," by Agence France-Presse

22 May 2008 "Sri Lanka slams door on rights monitors after UN blow," by Agence France-Presse

12 May 2008 "Sri Lanka opposition challenge govt poll win," by Mel Gunasekera, Agence France-Presse

10 May 2008 "Tamil Tigers attack as Sri Lanka holds key local polls," by Stefan Smith, Agence France-Presse

24 April 2008 "90 Killed in Fierce Fighting in Sri Lanka, Military Says," by The Associated Press

23 April 2008 "Sri Lanka suffers bloodiest clashes since 2006," by Hannah Strange, The Times

9 March 2008 "Take Aid From China and Take a Pass on Human Rights," by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times

8 March 2008 "Ethnic Divide Worsens as Sri Lanka Conflict Escalates," by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times

20 February 2008 "Sri Lanka's Return to War: Limiting the Damage," by International Crisis Group

19 February 2008 "Rice, in Nairobi, Offers Incentives to End Violence," by Sheryl Gaystolberg and Jeffrey Gettleman, The New York Times 

15 February 2008 "Signs in Kenya of a Land Redrawn by Ethnicity," by Jeffrey Gettleman, The New York Times 

15 February 2008 "As Kenyan Rivals Haggle, a Mother Mourns at 2 Graves," by Jeffrey Gettleman, The New York Times

20 February 2008 "Sri Lanka's Return to War: Limiting the Damage," by International Crisis Group

5 February 2008 "Bombings Mar Sri Lanka's 60th Anniversary of Statehood," by AP, The New York Times

21 January 2008 "Sri Lanka Says 15 Tamil Rebels Killed," by Bharatha Mallawarachi, The AP

16 January 2008 "20 Dead in Attack on Bus in Sri Lanka," by Reuters

9 January 2008 "Sri Lankan Blast Kills an Official," by The Associated Press

7 January 2008 "Sri Lankans Kill 36 Rebels as Monitors Begin Pullout," by Agence France-Press

3 January 2008 "Sri Lanka War Seen Escalating as Truce Declared Dead," by Ranga Sirilal, Reuters

9 February 2007 "Sri Lanka's President Seems as Mindless as Any Bomber," by Jonathan Steele, The Guardian.

4 January 2007 "Sri Lanka Says Bombs Rebel Naval Base in New Strike," by Reuters

28 November 2006 "Ceasefire Over as Tamil Tigers’ Leader Calls for Independence," by Randeep Ramesh, The Guardian.

19 September 2006 "Sri Lanka: Government and Tamil Tigers Must Protect Civilians," by Human Rights Watch.

19 September 2006 "U.N. Rights Chief Urges Monitors for Sri Lanka," by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times.

18 September 2006 "Sri Lanka: Humanitarians Under Fire," by Refugees International.

18 September 2006 "Resumption of Sri Lanka War Tests Civilians’ Endurance" by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times.

11 September 2006 "Sri Lanka: Time to Act," by Meenakshi Ganguly, Human Rights Watch.

4 September 2006 "Sri Lanka Says Rebel Town Seized," by The Associated Press.

31 August 2006 "Monitors Say Troops Killed Aid Workers in Sri Lanka," by Shimali Senanayake and Somini Sengupta, The New York Times.

21 August 2006 "Sri Lanka: Warring Sides Must Let Aid Reach Civilians," by Human Rights Watch.

19 August 2006 "Sri Lanka: More than 80 Rebels Killed," by The Associated Press.

11 August 2006 "Sri Lanka: Strong International Role Needed in Inquiry on Aid Worker Killings," by Human Rights Watch.

11 August 2006 "Sri Lanka Accused of Killing Civilians and Aid Workers," by Justin Huggler, Asia Correspondent for Independent News and Media, Ltd.

2 August 2006 "Muslims Flee Sri Lanka Fighting," by BBC News.

24 August 2003 "Island's Muslim minority looking toward militancy to counter Tamils' growing power," by Dilip Ganguly, The Associated Press.

23 August 2003 "Tamils call Sri Lankan peace offer "ambiguous", discuss counter-proposal," by Agence France Presse.

15 August 2003 "Thailand offers rehab help to war-ravaged Sri Lanka," by Amal Jayasinghe, Agence France Presse.

14 August 2003 "Sri Lanka raises army pay by 55 percent to attract recruits," by Agence France Presse.

14 August 2003 "Sri Lankan govt says peace bid with Tamil rebels moving forward," by Xinhua.

12 August 2003 "Roundup: Norwegian peace envoy in Sri Lanka to revive stalled peace bid," by Xinhua