Families in Sri Lanka yearn for answers on relatives who disappeared in civil war
Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka Reuters Arumuga Lakshmi, tormented by questions about the fate of her two children, missing for years, marched through a town in northern Sri Lanka with a group of women, many holding up photographs, black flags and burning torches. During a brutal 26-year civil war between the Sri Lankan government and a militant group, the […]
Sri Lankan detainees tortured while in custody, rights group alleges
New Delhi, India/Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Political detainees in Sri Lanka are being tortured while in police and military custody, a human rights lawyer who wrote a report on alleged abuses said, ahead of a UN human rights summit. The International Truth and Justice Project, a rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka, gave details […]