`` Sri Lankan forces are shelling hospitals and so-called safe zones and slaughtering the civilians there , '' James Ross , legal and policy director at Human Rights Watch , said in a statement . NEW YORK (AP) — Two dead , 50 wounded in capital , Colombo . Both sides to blame for rise in civilian casualties , Human Rights Watch says . Up to 250,000 civilians trapped in Sri Lanka conflict zone , aid groups say .
NEW YORK (AP) — Two dead , 50 wounded in capital , Colombo . Both sides to blame for rise in civilian casualties , Human Rights Watch says . Up to 250,000 civilians trapped in Sri Lanka conflict zone , aid groups say .