Sri Lanka, paradise islands and sport
Jon Snow examines the controversy surrounding so-called paradise islands and sport ahead of a Channel 4 documentary: Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields.
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Jon Snow presents a forensic investigation into the final weeks of the Sri Lankan civil war, including new video evidence of war crimes. Watch Channel 4 at 11.05pm tonight. Add your voice here or via Twitter using the hashtag #killingfields.
As Channel 4 broadcasts a harrowing documentary about atrocities at the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, we learn of at least 40 Sri Lankans who are being deported back into danger from the UK.
New video evidence of the alleged executions of bound prisoners in Sri Lanka has emerged and is to be broadcast in full in a documentary, as pressure builds for an international investigation.
A special one-hour film showing devastating new evidence of war crimes committed during the Sri Lankan civil war is to be broadcast in the UK.
Jon Snow examines the controversy surrounding so-called paradise islands and sport ahead of a Channel 4 documentary: Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields.
A special investigation by Channel 4 featuring devastating new evidence of alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka is screened at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, as pressure mounts for action.
Footage broadcast by Channel 4 News showing the alleged massacre of Tamil prisoners is evidence of “serious international crimes”, the UN says, as pressure mounts for an international investigation.
The UN Secretary-General says he lacks authority to order a probe into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka. A video shown by Channel 4 News formed part of the evidence of a UN report into the killings.
A UN report on the Sri Lanka war is delayed as the Sri Lankan Government warns it has gone too far. A key player in the Sri Lankan reconciliation process tells Channel 4 News the report is “vulgar”.
Channel 4 News obtains exclusive footage from the “closed off”corner of northern Sri Lanka, showing evidence of camps, repression and abuse, ahead of the publication of the UN’s report on war crimes.
The former UN spokesman in Sri Lanka Gordon Weiss tells Channel 4 News that a leaked UN report into “credible allegations” of war crimes represent Sri Lanka’s “Srebrenica moment”.
A leaked document reveals the United Nations believes there is credible evidence that war crimes were committed in Sri Lanka’s civil war. Already the government of Sri Lanka has put up its defences, blogs Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson.
A leaked United Nations report indicates “credible allegations” of Sri Lanka war crimes. Video first broadcast by Channel 4 News, showing alleged Tamil executions, formed a key part of the evidence.
A UN report into the bloody end of Sri Lanka’s civil war is due to be published, and could raise the question of an international war crimes inquiry. Channel 4 News submitted evidence to the UN.
As Liam Fox calls off a controversial trip to Sri Lanka, Jonathan Miller looks at claims the defence secretary recently discussed “investment opportunities” in the country accused of war crimes.