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War crimes feared in Sri Lanka
 
Saturday, 14 Mar, 2009
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GENEVA, March 13: United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Friday she feared both sides could be guilty of war crimes in the Sri Lanka conflict and that more than 2,800 civilians could have been killed since late January.

“Certain actions being undertaken by the Sri Lankan military and by the LTTE (Tamil Tiger rebels) may constitute violations of international human rights and humanitarian law,” said Ms Pillay in a statement.

The statement said credible sources had told the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) that more than 2,800 civilians might have been killed, including hundreds of children, and more than 7,000 injured since January 20. Many of the casualties were inside areas designated as safe “no-fire” zones by the government.—AFP
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