Human Rights Situation Deteriorating in the East
Armed Faction Is Killing, Kidnapping Civilians
November 24, 2008
The Sri Lankan government says that the liberated East is an example of democracy in action and a model for areas recaptured from the LTTE. But killings and abductions are rife, and there is total impunity for horrific abuses.
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Sri Lanka: Government Abuses Intensify.(New York, November 24, 2008) The Sri Lankan government should take immediate steps to address the deteriorating human rights situation in the country s Eastern Province, where there has been an increase in killings and abductions in recent weeks, Human Rights Watch said today.
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