Blood traces found between the temple chariot and the temple, were covered with sand and boot prints were visible.

“We have very strong indications that at least part of the government troops have been involved in these killings”

Dozens of civilians have been shot out of hand, been abducted and murdered or killed in indiscriminate firing.

More than 150 people have died in the past month in the bloodiest period by far since the 2002 ceasefire.

A group of NGO representatives investigate the anti-Tamil riot of April 16.

'Deep concern'' spurs international vow of ''concerted action'' to push both sides to negotiations.

Investigators try to find out how she had entered the high security area without arousing suspicion and being checked.

One of the first journalists to reach the LTTE-held territory of Muthur - bombarded by Sri Lankan forces last month - meets both Tigers and residents.

Trincomalee's Tamils describe a premeditated killing spree.

Reportedly acting under international pressure, the Sri Lankan government called off its shelling and bombing after two days.

The paranoias of Sinhala Buddhist nationalism explained.

“We fear that government security forces have, in the north and the east, been involved in extrajudicial killings of civilians. This conviction is based on our observation and inquiries on the ground.”

The notion of collective punishment rests on assigning collective responsibility for an action attributed to a representative member of that group.

Apart from a suicide bombing inside the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) headquarters in Colombo and the subsequent government air strikes against Tamil villages in the east, the shadow war claimed at least 90 lives over the past two weeks whilst many others were wounded.