Civil war in Sri Lanka
Tamil political detainees in Sri Lanka abused and tortured in custody, says report
As many as 15 Tamil political prisoners have testified to torture and sexual abuse by the Sri Lankan security forces. The revelations were part of a report released by the International Trust and Justice Project
Families of disappeared persons hold protest rallies in Sri Lanka
On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, hundreds of Tamil families carried out protest rallies in Jaffna and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka, calling for justice for their missing kin
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