SRI LANKA: No Safety No Escape: Children and the Escalating Armed Conflict in Sri Lanka

Submitted by crinadmin on Thu, 17/04/2008 - 06:18

Summary: There is virtually no safety for children in Sri Lanka as the brutal armed conflict there escalates. Every day the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE), the Government armed forces, and paramilitary groups, such as the military wing of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), commit heinous crimes against children.

This report details a spectrum of violations against Sri Lankan children in the context of armed conflict and provides practical recommendations to the Government of Sri Lanka, the LTTE, the TMVP, the UN Security Council, and others.

Further information

Global study on the implementation of the UN-led Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, February 2008)
CRIN's page on children and armed conflict

pdf: http://www.watchlist.org/reports/pdf/sri_lanka/ENGLISH%20REPORT%20LR%20p...

Organisation:

Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict

Attachment Link:

http://www.watchlist.org/reports/pdf/sri_lanka/ENGLISH%20REPORT%20LR%20p.pdf

Countries

Sri Lanka

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