![]() "We have very clearly stated that we have not at any time fired at the no-fire zone," he added. The Sri Lankan minister for human rights, Mahinda Samarasinghe, said the government was surprised at the UN using what he called unsubstantiated figures about civilian casualties. Hundreds of children are believed to have died, Ms Pillay said, and more than a thousand have been injured. "The brutal and inhuman treatment of civilians by the LTTE is utterly reprehensible and should be examined to see if it constitutes war crimes," she continued.Īccording to what the UN called credible sources, more than 2,800 civilians may have been killed and 7,000 others wounded in the fighting over the last two months. ![]() Tamil Tigers, she said, had reportedly held civilians as human shields and fired on those who tried to flee. She accused government forces of repeatedly shelling safe zones set up to protect civilians. "Certain actions being undertaken by the Sri Lankan military and by the LTTE may constitute violations of international human rights and humanitarian law," said Ms Pillay. Justice will never make up for the deaths that could have been stopped.Government troops believe they are close to crushing the rebels Pillay ironically was the President of that Rwanda Tribunal. Tragedies like Rwanda could have been averted but the world allowed and watched scores of humans perish and Ms. Simply adopting a statement covering “we appeal to both parties…” just does not mean a thing to those who are suffering as a result of the targeted attacks by these aggressive nations. ![]() Pillay reluctant to take on the US, UK, France, the rest of the allies and NATO for their actions on innocent people. These are all tantamount to war crimes and what we like to know is why is Ms. ![]() Pillay cannot claim to be ignorant of the NATO air strikes specifically targeting civilian infrastructure and essential services throughout Bosnia, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan….all these strikes have resulted in irreparable damage and has affected civilians adversely not to mention the cultural heritage it has destroyed. The UN HR head cannot be ignorant of the activities that the US, its allies and NATO are involved in. Nevertheless, what needs to be reiterated that respect from the masses will come when statements issued from the office of the Human Rights head takes issues impartially and fairly. ![]()
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