Allan D. Smith
The civil war in Sri Lanka, between government forces and a separatist movement known as the Tamil Tigers, lasted for 26 years (1983-2009), and accounted for upwards of 100,000 deaths, including many civilians. A powerful documentary film, "Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields" (produced by ITN productions and originally broadcast on Channel 4 in the U.K.), presents shocking evidence of war crimes committed by both sides during the final months of the conflict in 2009. The Princeton Group of Amnesty International and Princeton University’s Program in South Asian Studies will co-sponsor a showing of this film on Thursday, September 27, 8 PM, at Princeton University’s Robertson Hall, Bowl 1. Amnesty International USA’s Sri Lanka Country Specialist, Jim McDonald, will introduce the film and lead the discussion afterwards. He will provide a brief synopsis of recent Sri Lankan history as background, detail Amnesty’s human rights concerns in Sri Lanka during and since the civil war, explain current efforts at accountability for war crimes in Sri Lanka, and provide participants with opportunities to take action on specific human rights cases in Sri Lanka. The event is free and open to the public. Robertson Hall (also known as the Woodrow Wilson School) is located at the corner of Prospect Avenue and Washington Road in Princeton.

