06/27/2011
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DBS Jeyaraj
Thousands gathered at Marina beach in Tamil Nadu capital Chennai on June 26th to observe candle light vigil for Sri Lankan Tamil war victims.
The commemorative event was held on Sunday as June 26th has been declared by the UN as “International day in support of victims of torture”.
05/18/2010
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Channel 4
Now a senior army commander and a frontline soldier have told Channel 4 News that such killings were indeed ordered from the top.
One frontline soldier said: "Yes, our commander ordered us to kill everyone. We killed everyone."
And a senior Sri Lankan army commander said: "Definitely, the order would have been to kill everybody and finish them off.
"I don't think we wanted to keep any hardcore elements, so they were done away with. It is clear that such orders were, in fact, received from the top."
03/17/2010
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The Hindu
United Nation's Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is going ahead with his proposal for a panel of experts on Sri Lanka despite objections from Colombo that the panel would infringe on the country's sovereignty.
03/16/2010
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PTI
United Nations, Mar 16 (PTI) The United Nation's proposal to form a panel on human right violations in Sri Lanka may be delayed as the world body chief is still considering its terms of references.
11/21/2009
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CNN
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* More than 300,000 displaced by fighting were placed in internment camp
* Remaining 130,000 will be free to leave on December 1, official says
* United Nations says ethnic minority Tamils held by force in inhumane conditions
* Tamil vote likely to play important role in upcoming election