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Unacceptable and shocking behavior of Sri Lankan police and army towards Tamil minority:
"More than 50 men from the Tamil ethnic minority seeking political asylum in Europe were abducted and tortured by the Sri Lanka's present government....
...The men told their stories to The Associated Press and agreed to have the extensive scars on their legs, chest and backs photographed....
...SriLankan authorities deny the allegation...
..."The levels of sexual abuse being perpetuated in Sri Lanka by authorities are the most egregious and perverted that I've ever seen."...
...In an interview last week in Colombo, Sri Lanka Army Commander Lt. Gen. Mahesh Senanayake denied the torture allegations....
...The Sri Lankan government minister in charge of the police agreed to an interview with the AP last month but did not follow through....
...Sri Lanka has repeatedly failed to investigate war crimes allegations stemming from its 26-year civil war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, who were fighting for an independent homeland,...
...More than 100,000 people were estimated to have died in the war, including at least up to 40,000 civilians in its final months, according to U.N. estimates. Sri Lankan authorities have denied targeting civilians and dispute the toll....
...Gary Anandasangaree, a Tamil lawmaker in the Canadian government, said there is a large degree of distrust from asylum seekers who fear for the families they left behind. He said people who sought asylum in Canada had calls to their families intercepted. The families in Sri Lanka were then questioned by the Criminal Investigations Department....
...Though the men are relieved to be in Europe, asylum can take years, and even if granted it isn't necessarily permanent. Britain, like many countries, is buckling under pressure from anti-immigration groups...."
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Dozens of men say Sri Lankan forces raped and tortured them. What happened to Tamils in Srilanka reminds us of #Rohingyas in Burma and vice-versa. https://t.co/scYfngBdVZ via @ABC— Jayaraj (@Sjayaraj1999) November 9, 2017