A country proud of its philosophy of non-violence can't keep mum when thousands of its blood relations are being massacred in Lanka
A country proud of its philosophy of non-violence can't keep mum when thousands of its blood relations are being massacred in Lanka.
The scale on which Tamils are being killed in Lanka can be compared to that of the worst massacres in the world; it brings to mind the cruelty of the Nazis and the Khmer Rouge. Yet, why are we keeping so silent about the Lankan war?
Sonia Gandhi said: "Our government had done everything possible to bring an end to the hostilities and it was due to our resolute efforts that Sri Lanka announced conclusion of combat operations and people moved to safer places."
The same day civilians were bombed and massacred in the no-fire zone. Some 1,200 bodies have been counted so far, and 1,125 wounded Tamils are in makeshift hospitals.
Last night, we heard about hundreds of children being killed in Vanni. What are we going to tell their siblings? What are we going to tell the orphans? Where has India's conscience gone?
Respect to human rights
>>Four international organisationsu00a0 on Monday called on Japan to support efforts for the UN Security Council to keep the situation in Sri Lanka under close and regular review.
>>Four UN Human Rights Council experts last week urged the UN to establish a commission to address the critical human rights situation.u00a0
>>Thousands of Tamil supporters have left Toronto's Gardiner Expressway, after surging onto the highway to call attention to the civilian death toll in Sri Lanka.
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