Document #1084968

HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author)

"Boat People" Recount Horrors of No-Fire Zone

http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/05/05/sri-lanka-boat-people-recount-horrors-no-fire-zone

ecoi.net description:
Accounts from refugees fleeing fighting by boat show disregard for civilians of both Sri Lankan government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
Country:
Sri Lanka
Source:
HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author)
Published:
5 May 2009
Original link:
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/05/05/sri-lanka-boat-people-recount-horrors-no-fire-zone
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Document ID:
1084968 (former ID 118992)

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