Chasing the ghosts of Sri Lanka’s disappeared
As Channel 4 News tries to head to Sri Lanka’s militarised north, disturbing reports come in that the relatives of people who have been “disappeared” are being detained by the military.
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David Cameron threatens to push for an independent international inquiry into allegations of war crimes at the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war if the island nation does not conduct its own probe by 2014.
Sri Lanka’s civil war is officially over, but people are still being “disappeared” – vanishing without a trace, often, allegedly, in the state’s unmarked white vans.
As Channel 4 News tries to head to Sri Lanka’s militarised north, disturbing reports come in that the relatives of people who have been “disappeared” are being detained by the military.
Hundreds of protesters have blocked a train taking a Channel 4 News television crew, in Sri Lanka to cover the Commonwealth heads of government meeting, from travelling to the north of the island.
The white sand of Sri Lanka’s beaches is a lure for thousands of tourists every year – but dig a little deeper and there are many unanswered questions hanging over the country’s tourist industry.
Prime Minister David Cameron will not boycott the Commonwealth meeting in Sri Lanka despite his Indian counterpart joining Canadian premier Stephen Harper in staying away, protesting rights abuses.
A Tamil man, tortured this year in Sri Lanka, tells Channel 4 News of his frustration and sense of powerlessness as world leaders prepare to travel to the Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka next week.
Before Prince Charles and David Cameron attend Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka, both should be shackled to their sofas on Sunday night to watch some distressing TV about their sun-drenched destination.
Two separate protests are held in Parliament Square against Sri Lanka’s hosting of the meeting of Commonwealth leaders. Protesters dressed as grim reapers highlight the deaths of 40,000 Sri Lankans.
Britain’s decision to set aside worries about Sri Lanka’s human rights record and back its selection as host of a Commonwealth leaders’ meeting showed a lack of principle, MPs say.
It’s been on the cards for months, now it’s official. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said he will boycott next month’s Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka over serious human rights concerns.
Navi Pillay says the south Asian island nation is heading “in an authoritarian” direction four years after the end of its bloody civil war.
Amid growing alarm over the muzzling of the media in Sri Lanka, its state broadcaster has denied censorship in a row that has seen the suspension of BBC World Service broadcasts.
The high court in London blocks the deportation of a group of failed Tamil asylum seekers who were due to be sent back to Sri Lanka on Thursday despite torture concerns.
The British government plans to deport 65 Sri Lankan nationals – mostly Tamil, and mostly failed asylum seekers – despite earlier admitting that at least 15 Tamils previously sent back were tortured.