Hundreds of children have ...
“Hundreds of children have been killed and many more injured as a result of the conflict in Sri Lanka. Thousands are now at risk because of a critical lack of food, water and medicines.”
“Children and their families caught in the conflict zone are at risk of dying from disease and malnutrition.”
“Regular, safe access for humanitarian agencies is urgently required, so that lifesaving supplies...
Sri Lanka’s no-fire zone...
Human Rights Watch in its News release on April 9th, urge UN Security Council’s action to Avert Humanitarian Catastrophe in Northern Sri Lanka.It calls the Sri Lankan government to stop firing heavy artillery into the no-fire zone.
Sri Lanka’s so-called ‘no-fire zone’ is now one of the most dangerous places in the world. The Security Council has quibbled over protocol when it should be...
Canada wants Sri Lanka cea...
“We’ve asked for an immediate ceasefire. We’re very worried, of course, of the hostilities that are taking place but particularly worried for the civilians that are in the combat zone,” Mr. Cannon said.”It’s not up to me to put an end to protest,” said Mr. Cannon. “People are allowed to protest in Canada. We live in a democracy. People are allowed to...
Around 81,000 families con...
A Mullaittivu said that they have not received the required quantity, they were able to issue Dry Ration only for a few IDPs, nearly about 30,000 members. Others could not get food from any other sources and they are hungry.
Everyday the IDPs come to us and are pressurizing us for the food, but we are not in a position to give them a correct answer. These innocent people including children and women...
On the spot report – Som...
ICRC is evacuating wounded and sick to Trincomalee by ship. At the same time International Community in general and ICRC in particular should put pressure on Sri Lankan government to stop shelling civilian targets and killing and wounding hundreds of civilians daily and allow sufficient food, medicines and non food items to be brought from the South
Sri Lankan Air, Sea and Gr...
In a joint brutal attack by all three Sri Lankan forces yesterday and today on Vanni 143 Tamil civilians are viciously killed and 350 are severely injured.In Mullaithivu district where displaced people were living Mathalan, Ambalavanpokkanai, Valagnarmadam and Mullivaikkal areas from the dawn of Friday morning till late evening. The ground, air and sea forces of the Sri Lankan Government concurrently...
UN condemns death of aid w...
United Nations (PTI): Strongly condemning the death of an aid worker with a non-governmental organization CARE in the “no-fire” zone in Sri Lanka’s strife-torn north, the United Nations has said this gives an insight into larger circumstances confronting civilians trapped by the fighting in the conflict zone.
R Sabesan, a national staff member with CARE, died of injuries sustained...
EU calls for cease-fire in...
EU Foreign Ministers have called for an immediate cease-fire in Sri Lanka between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels.The EU ministers say they are “deeply concerned” over the growing humanitarian crisis and increased numbers of refugees that are fleeing the fighting in Sri Lanka.They added on Monday the rebels should lay down its armed resistance, “renounce terrorism and violence...
50 Tamil civilians killed,...
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) artillery barrage has killed 33 civilians on Saturday and 73 were brought to the makeshift hospital at Maaththa’lan with injuries. 14 deaths were registered by the hospital. On Sunday, around 20 civilians were killed in the SLA barrage and 60 wounded were brought to hospital, according to medical sources. Medical staff were struggling to cope with high number of patients...
Vanni have been facing the...
The plight is shocking to note that bodies of 13 people who died due to starvation, including that of elders and children, have been brought to Puthumathalan hospital during past few days. The details of 05 of them whose ideates were known are listed below. Beside the acute shortage of stable food items and extreme escalation of prices of available food items, many IDPs have been forced to resort to...
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