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Archive of entries posted on 12th January 2012

‘LLRC implementation useful first step but independent mechanism to investigate allegations of grave abuses important’

UK Foreign Office Minister responds to report on the conflict in Sri Lanka: Alistair Burt, Minister with responsibility for Sri Lanka, informs the House of the Government’s views on the Sri Lankan Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission’s Report. “I would like to inform the House of the Government’s views on the Sri Lankan Lessons Learnt [...]

Official says a video which depicts four US service members urinating on corpses in Afghanistan is authentic

Two of the four US Marines seen in a videoappearing to urinate on dead Afghan bodies have been identified, a Marine Corps official told the Reuters news agency. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the Marines believed the video was authentic. The two that were identified are still part of the 3rd [...]