I Witnessed Genocide: Inside Sri Lanka's Killing Fields

*I Witnessed Genocide: Inside Sri Lanka's Killing Fields*
I Witnessed Genocide: Inside Sri Lanka's Killing Fields
Directed by	Ms. Priyamvatha
Country of origin	India
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Headlines Today
Release
Original network	Headlines Today
Original release	2011

I Witnessed Genocide: Inside Sri Lanka's Killing Fields is a 2011 investigative documentary film by Ms. Priyamvatha of the Indian news channel Headlines Today. Ms. Priyamvatha went undercover to the Vanni to report on the survivors of the Sri Lankan Civil War.^[1]^[2]

The documentary telecasts on-ground interviews with survivors who narrate accounts of sexual abuse in internment camps, the use of chemical and cluster bombs by the Sri Lanka Armed Forces, killing of thousands of civilians in aerial bombardment and artillery attacks and continued denial of their basic rights.^[1]

Priyamvatha received the prestigious "Best investigative news report" award for the documentary, in the 2012 News Television Award in New Delhi.^[3] Findings from the documentary were quoted during debates in both houses of India's Parliament and in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Headline Today's 'I witnessed Genocide' wins journalism award in New Delhi". TamilNet. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
^ Scott Downman; Kasun Ubayasiri (31 July 2017). Journalism for Social Change in Asia: Reporting Human Rights. Springer. pp. 125–. ISBN 978-1-349-95179-6. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ "Headlines Today bags 7 National Television Awards". India Today. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
^ "Headline Today's "I witnessed Genocide" wins journalism award in New Delhi". Sri Lanka Brief. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ "Sri Lanka war crimes: War survivors relive horror of Sri Lanka's killing fields". India Today. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ "Headline Today's "I witnessed Genocide" wins journalism award in New Delhi". Tamilnet. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ "Witness to Genocide documentary wins two awards in India". Tamilnet. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

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[tamilnet-1] "Headline Today's 'I witnessed Genocide' wins journalism award in New Delhi". TamilNet. Retrieved 12 April 2014.

[DownmanUbayasiri2017-2] Scott Downman; Kasun Ubayasiri (31 July 2017). Journalism for Social Change in Asia: Reporting Human Rights. Springer. pp. 125–. ISBN 978-1-349-95179-6. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[indiatoday-3] "Headlines Today bags 7 National Television Awards". India Today. Retrieved 12 April 2014.

[4] "Headline Today's "I witnessed Genocide" wins journalism award in New Delhi". Sri Lanka Brief. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[5] "Sri Lanka war crimes: War survivors relive horror of Sri Lanka's killing fields". India Today. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[6] "Headline Today's "I witnessed Genocide" wins journalism award in New Delhi". Tamilnet. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

[7] "Witness to Genocide documentary wins two awards in India". Tamilnet. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

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