Sri Lanka Army (SLA) on Saturday around 6:00 p.m. opened fire and injured six civilians including two women and three children in Cheddikulam camp, according to reports reaching from Vavuniya. One 8-year-old child, seriously wounded in the episode, was transferred to Anuradhapura hospital from Vavuniya hospital, medical sources in Vavuniya said.
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Eye witnesses describe how army treat the fleeing civilians.
Sri Lanka Army is continuously announcing the civilians in the no fire zone to move out, and uses forced methods like, indiscriminate attacks on the civilian targets, foo...
Last Updated ( Sunday, 19 April 2009 20:04 )
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Close to 10,000 Tamil children in Jaffna victimized in 2008
Nearly 5% of the children in Jaffna peninsula have either lost one of their parents or separated from, due to Sri Lanka Army (SLA) harassment, killings, arrests and force...
Last Updated ( Saturday, 18 April 2009 07:06 )
Read more...69 percent kids malntritionutrished: Vanni health officials
Four years ago, there were only 2 percent of children below 5 years of age, malnourished in Vanni. But, today, 69 percent of them are malnourished, said health officials ...
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