The Suffering Children of Sri Lanka's Conflict

(16 Apr 08 - RV) An international advisory panel said yesterday that Sri Lanka's government lacks the will to properly investigate alleged human rights abuses committed during a surge in fighting between the military and Tamil rebels in the island's north.The International Independent Group of Eminent Persons, in a final report, said their «critiques and suggestions» had been «largely disregarded.» Meanwhile, the New York-based rights group Watchlist On Children And Armed Conflict said that battles in Sri Lanka have turned into a war against civilians and that children are suffering the most. We spoke to Archbishop of Columbo, Oswald Gomis about this issue..