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AFP/Journalists For Democracy – This handout screen grab taken off video provided by Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka and shot … GENEVA (AFP) – A UN envoy confirmed Monday that a video allegedly depicting Sri Lanka troops executing Tamil Tigers was authentic, and that the action were "definitive war crimes".
"What is reflected in the extended video are crimes of the highest order -- definitive war crimes," said Christof Heyns, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
"I believe that the prima facie case of serious international crimes has been made by the video that I've examined," he told the UN Human Rights Council. Full Story>>>
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"What is reflected in the extended video are crimes of the highest order -- definitive war crimes," said Christof Heyns, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
"I believe that the prima facie case of serious international crimes has been made by the video that I've examined," he told the UN Human Rights Council. Full Story>>>
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UN probing Sri Lanka 'executions'
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Video proves Sri Lanka war crimes: UN expert
Sutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan TimesGeneva, May 30, 2011
War crimes were committed by the military during the final days of conflict in Sri Lanka, a UN expert has said after reviewing footage showing unarmed men being shot dead from close range. Agency reports from Geneva quoted UN human rights expert, Christof Heyns, as saying that the shocking footage showed "definitive war crimes." More>>>
