The United Nations (UN) now estimates that more than 6,500 civilians
have died and 13000 injured in the fighting in the north eastern region
of Sri Lanka.
Around 100,000 desperate civilians still trapped in the conflict zone, require urgent humanitarian aid as reports emerge
that food and medical supplies are running lo
Calls for a humanitarian truce between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil
Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan Armed Forces grow as fighting
intensifies and the number of cas
Tens of thousands of people, trapped in ‘safe zones’ in the north eastern Wanni region are at increased risk from the escalation in attacks by the Liberati
As the fighting continues between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), civilians pay the price for both parties' disregard for internatio
Amnesty International has called for a temporary truce and for
the creation of humanitarian corridors to allow more than quarter of a million
trapped civilians to es
The Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) should immediately declare a temporary humanitarian truce and create humanitarian corridors,
