ACF, Avaaz call for an independent investigation

by admin
Oct 9, 2012
Following last week's call by Action Against Hunger for an independent investigation into the murder of 17 aid workers, they have teamed up with Avaaz and Daily Motion to release a powerful new campaign video.

See Avaaz's petition for an independent United Nations investigation into the massacre and war crimes to be handed to the President of the UN Human Rights Council on the 22nd of October, here.

The massacre was widely believed to have been committed by members of Sri Lanka’s Armed Forces, after 15 ACF staff members were found gunned down execution style on the floor of their office in Muttur, dressed in their ACF T-Shirts. A further two bodies were found in a car nearby, killed while possibly trying to escape.

All those murdered, except one were Tamils.

See our earlier post: Action Against Hunger submit report to UN over massacre (26 April 2012)

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