Video: Wounded Tamil civilians arrive at makeshift hospital
Sri Lanka artillery barrage continues on civilian inhabited areas of Vanni unabatedly, amidst calls from UN and USA for restrain and humanitarian truce.
Video: Wounded civilians are brought to hospital in tractors and the plight of the remaining family members of the victims killed in shell attack on 27 March 2009 within the ‘safety zone’.
Today – March 28th, A senior European official said that aid groups want to help Sri Lanka meet the humanitarian needs of civilians in the country’s battle zone and are “not against” the government. “We are just asking to be partners,” added Kentrschynskyj, head of the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) unit for Asia and Latin America. Sri Lanka government earlier this week accused human rights groups and aid agencies of supporting the rebels and of trying to prolong the island’s civil war.
Responding in a way to Sri Lanka government accusations, Amnesty International in a statement on Mar 26th said, “The Sri Lankan government’s attitude so far has been to seek international assistance while rejecting international standards or scrutiny”.
