ONE EXAMPLE - MANY ISSUES

WAR, TERRORISM, HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATIONS, WAR CRIMES, ROLE OF MEDIA; ROLE OF UN; GOVERNMENT

•  Sri Lanka's 26-year civil conflict. Thousands of civilians were hemmed in as the government battled Tamil Tiger rebels fighting for a separate homeland.

• The report by a UN-appointed panel of experts focuses on alleged war crimes2009

• The government was accused of repeatedly shelling safe zones set up to protect civilians.

• The UN believes tens of thousands of civilians were killed in that final stage

•   Sri Lanka's government was accused of using heavy weaponry IN SAFE ZONES

• Tamil Tiger rebels were primarily criticised for allegedly using civilians as human shields.

• After the war more allegations emerged. One video obtained by Britain's Channel 4 news purported to show the extra-judicial killing of what were thought to be Tamil rebels. Sri Lanka's army spokesman angrily rejected the video as a fabrication.

• The UN said independent experts concluded the footage was authentic, but the government rejects this. The images cannot be verified.

(THINK - HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE UN - HIGHLIGHTS...BUT CANNOT VERIFY; MEANWHILE THE GOVERNMENTS DENY AND MOVE ON)

• Sri Lanka conducted its own inquiry into war crimes but human rights groups refused to participate, saying the inquiry does not meet international standards.

• Estimates say that as many as 100,000 people were killed during 26 years of war.

IF GOVERNMENTS DO NOT COOPERATE, CAN WE DO ENOUGH?m