Sri Lanka: Government Abuses Intensify Human Rights Watch
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Three of these five children died on November 8, 2006 when government forces shelled school grounds in Kathirivelli in Batticaloa district that was housing thousands of displaced civilians, killing 62 and wounding 47.  The victims are Gunanathan Suveeka, age 8 (first from left), Gunanathan Rajkumar, 6 (third from left) and Gunanathan Sarojinidari, 8 (fifth from left).  © 2006 private

Three of these five children died on November 8, 2006 when government forces shelled school grounds in Kathirivelli in Batticaloa district that was housing thousands of displaced civilians, killing 62 and wounding 47. The victims are Gunanathan Suveeka, age 8 (first from left), Gunanathan Rajkumar, 6 (third from left) and Gunanathan Sarojinidari, 8 (fifth from left). © 2006 private