For An Immediate End to the Catastrophe in Sri Lanka

[katty]

more & petition online: http://www.petitiononline.com/12srilan/petition.html

To: Government of Sri Lanka and LTTE
After three decades of fighting, the Sri Lankan Armed Forces is seeking to deliver the final blow to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, while the latter remains committed to its cause. Caught between these two forces are still tens of thousands of civilians who are being subjected to the violence unleashed by the fighting parties. Little action has been taken over the past months to prevent the humanitarian disaster which is unfolding today.

It is impossible for the outside world to know the exact numbers of civilians who remain trapped, nor the number of wounded and dead because journalists and international observers are not permitted to enter the combat area. For many civilians caught in the fighting, it is already too late. The best estimates, based on internal UN figures, are that more than 6,500 civilians have been killed, and more than 13,500 have been wounded since the January 2009. The violence is further escalating. According to medical sources at least 378 people were killed and 1122 injured within 24 hours from May 9th-10th. The final number is likely much higher.

[Captain Hilts]

1. We need to keep this in the headlines. nt

[katty]

2. yes we do-pushing for that

[Gregorian]

3. Recommended. I can't believe this is the only mention of it on the forum.

A thousand dead over the weekend!