TamilNet: 03.12.07 UN body condemns Sri Lankan airstrike on VoT

UN body condemns Sri Lankan airstrike on VoT

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, has condemned the air strike on the Voice of Tigers radio station that killed five of the station’s staff. A total of more than ten people are reported to have been killed in the attack. “I condemn the bombing of the Voice of Tigers radio station,” the Director-General declared, “regardless of the content of the broadcasts aired by the Voice of Tigers, there can be no excuse for military strikes on civilian media."

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A total of more than ten people are reported to have been killed in the attack. “I condemn the bombing of the Voice of Tigers radio station,” the Director-General declared, “regardless of the content of the broadcasts aired by the Voice of Tigers, there can be no excuse for military strikes on civilian media." "Such action contravenes the Geneva Convention which requires the military to treat media workers as civilians." "Killing media personnel is not going to help reconciliation and I urge the authorities to ensure respect for the basic human right of freedom of expression.” UNESCO is the United Nations agency mandated to defend freedom of expression and press freedom. Chronology: 30.12.07 VoT bombing victims remembered in Ki'linochchi 16.12.07 VoT will rebounce from attack -Thamizhanpan 03.12.07 UN body condemns Sri Lankan airstrike on VoT 30.11.07 Funeral of media personnel killed in SLAF attack h.. 27.11.07 Airstrike on VoT, a war crime - RSF 27.11.07 SLAF bombs VoT radio station in Vanni, 11 killed, .. Email this article Print this article Feedback on this article	Latest 15 Reports 24.04.22 05:44 தீவின் நெருக்கடிச் சூழலில் ஈழத்தமிழர் தேசம் கடைப்பிடிக்கவேண்டிய நிலைப்பாடுகள் 09.04.22 14:44 குறிதவறும் ஈழத்தமிழர் தலைமைகளுக்கு வரலாறு தருகின்ற எச்சரிக்கை 21.01.22 07:24 ஈழத்தமிழர் தேசத்தின் தலைமைத்துவம் தேர்தல் அரசியற் கட்சிகளுக்கு அப்பாலானது 02.11.21 15:32 13 ஆம் சட்டத்திருத்தத்தால் கட்டமைக்கப்பட்ட இன அழிப்பை எதிர்கொள்ள முடியுமா? 15.09.21 08:19 English version not available 17.05.21 19:23 Ananthi blames war criminal Silva for blocking collective memorial at Mu'l'livaaykkaal 09.04.21 14:46 English version not available 23.03.21 12:41 No focus on Tamil genocide, geopolitics gets played out in Geneva in favour of QUAD formation 21.03.21 13:34 Navi Pillay explains ‘human rights’ limitations in Geneva on Tamil genocide 15.03.21 20:36 Deceived Tamil activists in UK falsely claimed ‘substantial changes’ to Zero draft 09.03.21 21:34 UK repeatedly wronged Tamils says hunger-striker, demands genocide justice 26.02.21 11:53 Tamils witness false dilemma in Geneva as geopolitical formations pit against each other 19.02.21 14:02 UK not prepared to push for ICC option in new UNHRC Resolution 07.02.21 23:16 Unprecedented P2P uprising paves the way for rights-oriented politics of Tamils and Muslims 22.01.21 08:01 Gotabaya sets up deceptive COI citing ‘sovereignty’ and ‘non-aligned’ foreign policy
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