An organisation campaigning for women's rights in Sri Lanka has revealed there are 89,000 war widows in the north-east of the island.
Committee member for Women for Rights, Dr. Sarojini Savithri, said 12,000 of those widows were under the age of 40.
"All these women suffer immense hardships and their children are also greatly affected," Convener of the organisation, Dr. Chandani Karunathilaka said.
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