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Controverse on a video tape released about executions in Sri Lanka

05/31/2011

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Text : OHCHR Photos : Action Press/Virot May 31, 2011 Controverse on a video tape released about executions in Sri Lanka During a press conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, reports by three independent experts strongly point to the authenticity of a videotape released by Channel 4 in Britain which appears to show the summary execution of bound, blindfolded, and naked Tamils by Sri Lankan soldiers. This was announced today by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or…

Ireland: United Nations Peacekeeping

05/20/2011

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International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is celebrated each year on 29 May. It was designated by the U.N. General Assembly Resolution 57/129 on 11 December 2002 and first celebrated in 2003. It is intended to pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United Nations peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication and courage, and to honour the memory of those who have lost their lives in the…