Families of the disappeared call for international investigation

by Sivakami
Aug 30, 2018

Tamil families of the disappeared called for an international investigation as they marked International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances in Mannar today. 

Launching a protest in Mannar, families with missing loved ones from Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Jaffna and Vavuniya joined local families and civil society activists to demand answers. 

The protest which started at Mannar playground continued till the office of the Government Agent in Mannar, where a petition to the Sri Lankan president was handed over. 

 


 

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