04/25/2011
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Asia Pacific Forum
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UN sits on Panel of Experts' report on Sri Lanka
UPDATE: As of 5:30 pm on April 25 (the day of this show), the United Nations released the report to the public.
Last Fall, the United Nations assembled a panel of experts to look into accountability with regard to alleged violations of human rights and humanitarian law in the final stages of the decades-long civil war in Sri Lanka. Early last week, the panel submitted its report, some of which has been leaked to the press. However, the United Nations still has not released the full report. Joining us are journalist Matthew Lee, who covers the UN for Inner City Press, and Sanjana Hattotuwa, founder and managing editor of the citizen journalism website, Groundviews.
01/31/2011
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Asia Pacific Forum, radio
LINK TO RADIO (MP3): In the devastating final months of Sri Lanka’s 30-year civil war, tens of thousands of Tamil civilian women, men and children were killed, with scores denied necessary food and medical care. More than a year and a half later, the Sri Lankan government is still shirking war crimes investigations. Last week, it cut off talks for bringing a UN War Crimes panel to Colombo. We'll talk to Vasuki Neisah, a lawyer and Sri Lankan activist, about the ongoing struggle for accountability and justice in Sri Lanka.