International Day of the Disappeared - 30 August - Remember Sri Lankan Tamils

in politics •  5 years ago 

August 30 is the International Day of the Disappeared. Amnesty International has reported that "over the past several decades, Sri Lanka has experienced tens of thousands of enforced disappearances, most of which remain unresolved. Most of those responsible for these enforced disappearances have never been held accountable."

Source credit: https://www.amnestyusa.org/remember-the-disappeared-in-sri-lanka/

Additional info: https://www.un.org/en/events/disappearancesday/

https://www.icaed.org/

https://www.southasianrights.org/?p=12561

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