Al Jazeera Riz Khan

WHAT’S NEXT FOR SRI LANKA’S TAMILS

May 31, 2009 Episode Archive
About this series: Broadcast live, Riz Khan allows viewers from around the world to question world leaders, newsmakers and celebrities directly via phone, email, SMS, video-mail and fax. Hosted by internationally renowned journalist Riz Khan, the show gives you a voice in setting the news agenda on key issues and trends affecting lives around the globe.
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Anand Naidoo sits in for Riz Khan. After a military win for the government in a civil war that has torn the country apart for decades, Sri Lanka now...
Anand Naidoo sits in for Riz Khan. After a military win for the government in a civil war that has torn the country apart for decades, Sri Lanka now begins a process of national reconciliation. On Friday UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to the triumphant lawmakers to resolve long-standing grievances of the Tamil minority. He also said he would seek permission for more international aid to enter camps where about 280,000 war refugees are sheltered. International pressure is mounting on the Sri Lankan government as aid agencies are complaining they are restricting access to the refugees; allowing in only essential supplies of food and water. Epidemics of chicken pox and skin diseases are sweeping through the government run camps and hepatitis is a growing problem, according to Oxfam. The military has prevented vehicles from entering the camps saying it is concerned that Tamil rebels may be hiding among the refugees and try to escape if there were a heavy flow of traffic in and out. On this Riz Khan show we speak to Jan Jananayagam of the NGO Tamils Against Genocide, about what’s next for Sri Lanka’s Tamil population. Also joining the programme, Anna Neistat, a researcher at Human Rights Watch. She investigates human rights violations in crisis situations; and Devinda Subasinghe Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador to the United States and Mexico. Less
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