Sinhala version of"The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka to release at London today

A new campaign meant to pressure Sri Lanka over accountability issues will get underway today (March 10) with the launch of a new Sinhala version of feature documentary No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka, at the House of Commons. The launch will take place at 10.00 am.

Among those scheduled to attend the launch are Director Callum Macrae, Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh, Conservative MP Lee Scott. The meeting will also be addressed by a Sri Lankan in exile, Bashana Abeywardana. The House of Commons event will coincide with British Prime Minister David Cameron meeting visiting Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena at No 10, Downing Street. The organisers said that the new Sinhala version of the documentary would be a challenge to the new administration in Sri Lanka. Macrae launched the original documentary in June 2011, over two years after the conclusion of the war on the banks of the Nanthikadal lagoon. The organizers said that No Fire Zone team would discuss ways and means of utilizing the latest initiative to maximize the political impact in Sri Lanka. The existing restrictions imposed on the documentary by India, Malaysia and Nepal, too, would be discussed, the organizers said. Sri Lankan officials pointed out that unsubstantiated allegations had been the basis for both Darusman report released on March 31, 201 as well as No Fire Zone telecast in June 2011. Both estimated the number of civilians perished during the final offensive in January-May 2009 at 40,000.