▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁military . ▁The ▁report ▁also ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁military / g overn ment ▁sh elled ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁human itar ian ▁objects ; ▁denied ▁human itar ian ▁assistance ; ▁viol ated ▁the ▁human ▁rights ▁of ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁L T TE ▁combat ants ; ▁and ▁it ▁viol ated ▁the ▁human ▁rights ▁of ▁those ▁outside ▁the ▁conflict ▁zone ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁media . ▁The ▁report ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁" con duct ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁represented ▁a ▁grave ▁assault ▁on ▁the ▁entire ▁regime ▁of ▁international ▁law ▁designed ▁to ▁protect ▁individual ▁dign ity ▁during ▁both ▁war ▁and ▁peace ". ▁During ▁the ▁final ▁phases ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁L T TE ▁used ▁T amil ▁civ ili ans ▁as ▁Human ▁shield s ▁to ▁protect ▁fle eing ▁cad res , ▁which ▁account ed ▁for ▁dram atic ▁increase ▁of ▁cas ual ties ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁conflict . ▁The ▁L T TE ▁is ▁also ▁accused ▁for ▁attack ing ▁the ▁T amil ▁civ ili ans ▁who ▁fled ▁their ▁dimin ishing ▁control ▁areas ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁phases ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁The ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁High ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights ▁is ▁currently ▁investig ating ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁war ▁cr imes . ▁ ▁For ▁over ▁ 2 5 ▁years , ▁the ▁war ▁caused ▁significant ▁hard ships ▁to ▁the ▁population , ▁environment ▁and ▁the ▁economy ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁killed ▁during ▁its ▁course . ▁The