(v) human rights violations outside the conflict zone, including against the media and other critics of the Government. (iv) human rights violations suffered by victims and survivors of the conflict, including both IDPs and suspected LTTE cadre and (ii) shelling of hospitals and humanitarian objects (i) killing of civilians through widespread shelling In conclusion, the Panel found credible allegations that comprise five core categories of potential serious violations committed by the Government of Sri Lanka: Indeed, the conduct of the war represented a grave assault on the entire regime of international law designed to protect individual dignity during both war and peace. “…the Panel found credible allegations, which if proven, indicate that a wide range of serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law were committed both by the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE, some of which would amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
In 2011, a report by a UN Panel of Experts made the following conclusions: Recently screened at the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the film presents an important and timely reminder of the crimes allegedly committed in 2009 and the failure of the UN system to protect civilians during that time.
A new short film, based on the award-winning 'No Fire Zone' documentary, which re-visits the final stages of Sri Lanka's civil war and considers the ongoing need for accountability a decade on.
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