Monday 1 June 2009

Sri Lanka: The Times exposes the hidden massacre of Tamils - Slide Show

May 29, 2009, Times Online

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="This photograph, taken by The Times, shows the graves of Tamil Tiger fighters lying in regimented lines in the former no fire zone Catherine Philp/The Times"]This photograph, taken by The Times, shows the graves of Tamil Tiger fighters lying in regimented lines in the former no fire zone Catherine Philp/The Times[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="The former no fire zone in Sri Lanka: this picture, taken by The Times, shows scenes of devastation there, Catherine Philp/The Times"]The former no fire zone in Sri Lanka: this picture, taken by The Times, shows scenes of devastation there, Catherine Philp/The Times[/caption]




[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="Twelve countries, mostly European and including Britain, called for unfettered access to detained civilians and an internal investigation of alleged war crimes by both sides Louis Charbonneau/Reuters"]
Twelve countries, mostly European and including Britain, called for unfettered access to detained civilians and an internal investigation of alleged war crimes by both sides Louis Charbonneau/Reuters[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="Amnesty International condemned the resolution: "It abandons hundreds of thousands of people in Sri Lanka to cynical political considerations" Catherine Philp/The Times"]Amnesty International condemned the resolution: It abandons hundreds of thousands of people in Sri Lanka to cynical political considerations Catherine Philp/The Times[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="The Sri Lankan Government scored a propaganda victory after the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution describing the conflict as a "domestic matter that doesn’t warrant outside interference" Louis Charbonneau/Reuters"]The Sri Lankan Government scored a propaganda victory after the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution describing the conflict as a domestic matter that doesn’t warrant outside interference Louis Charbonneau/Reuters[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="Many thousands of Tamils were displaced during the final months of fighting, leaving some areas largely deserted with civilians housed in tented camps Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP"]Many thousands of Tamils were displaced during the final months of fighting, leaving some areas largely deserted with civilians housed in tented camps Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="A beach packed with home-made bunkers where civilians huddled to protect themselves from the shells that the Government denies having launched in the final weeks of the war Catherine Philp/The Times"]A beach packed with home-made bunkers where civilians huddled to protect themselves from the shells that the Government denies having launched in the final weeks of the war Catherine Philp/The Times[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="The battlefront seen from the helicopter that carried Ban Ki-moon. Mr Ban called for wider humanitarian access and reconciliation in the highest-level international visit to Sri Lanka since the Government declared victory Louis Charbonneau/Reuters"]The battlefront seen from the helicopter that carried Ban Ki-moon. Mr Ban called for wider humanitarian access and reconciliation in the highest-level international visit to Sri Lanka since the Government declared victory Louis Charbonneau/Reuters[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="An abandoned vehicle in the conflict zone on the northeast coast. The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited a displacement camp containing tens of thousands of Tamil civilians in northern Sri Lanka as he appealed for the Government to "heal the wounds" after three decades of civil war Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP"]An abandoned vehicle in the conflict zone on the northeast coast. The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited a displacement camp containing tens of thousands of Tamil civilians in northern Sri Lanka as he appealed for the Government to heal the wounds after three decades of civil war Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="This picture, taken from the air by The Times, shows scattered graves of civilians in the former no fire zone (bottom right) - a clear sign that pledges not to attack have been breached by the Sri Lankan government Catherine Philp/The Times"]This picture, taken from the air by The Times, shows scattered graves of civilians in the former no fire zone (bottom right) - a clear sign that pledges not to attack have been breached by the Sri Lankan government Catherine Philp/The Times[/caption]

Aid agencies have been given only limited access to the camps and have been barred from bringing in vehicles for fear that Tiger cadres could use them to escape. The Government said that it will allow access to the camps in a month, after screening for former fighters is complete Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Aid agencies have been given only limited access to the camps and have been barred from bringing in vehicles for fear that Tiger cadres could use them to escape. The Government said that it will allow access to the camps in a month, after screening for former fighters is complete Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP


[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="The Government denies that it caused a single civilian death, blaming all of them on the rebels Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP"]The Government denies that it caused a single civilian death, blaming all of them on the rebels Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="The UN says that at least 7,000 civilians were killed in the first four months of the year. Many of those deaths are believed to have been caused by army shelling Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP"]The UN says that at least 7,000 civilians were killed in the first four months of the year. Many of those deaths are believed to have been caused by army shelling Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP[/caption]

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