Tamil ethnic cleansing in Sri Lanka?

The Sri Lankan government has been accused of launching a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" following its victory over the Tamil Tigers in the country's 26 year civil war.

Aid officials, human rights campaigners and politicians claim Tamils have been driven out of areas in the north-east of the country by killings and kidnappings carried out by pro-government militias.

They say the government has simultaneously encouraged members of the Sinhalese majority in the south to relocate to the vacated villages. More...

See also:

1. Why did the West abandon the Tamils in Sri Lanka?
2. Sri Lanka cries "victory" as women are being raped and children are disappearing...
3. Media kicked out of Sri Lanka as atrocities continue...
4. A history of the Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka...
5. Sri Lanka and the Tamil genocide...