Thursday, March 06, 2008
BBC: S Lanka rapped over 'disappeared'
S Lanka rapped over 'disappeared'
Thursday, 6 March 2008, 10:13 GMT
The security forces are accused of abducting hundreds of people
Sri Lanka's government is one of the world's worst perpetrators of enforced disappearances, US-based pressure group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
An HRW report accuses security forces and pro-government militias of abducting and "disappearing" hundreds of people - mostly Tamils - since 2006.
Sri Lanka's government says HRW has exaggerated the scale of the problem.
In a separate development, a team of foreign judicial experts has announced its withdrawal from the country.
'Unfair'
HRW says many of the missing are young Tamil men targeted on suspicion of links to Tamil Tiger rebels.
But their conclusions have been flatly rejected by the Sri Lankan government.
Concern has been expressed over the disappearance of aid workers
Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona says there has been a "steady decline in disappearances over the last 12 months" because of new measures taken by the government.
"Unfortunately Human Rights Watch has tended to exaggerate the real situation," Mr Kohona said.
He said the group's "unfair" report was based on unsubstantiated claims and "anecdotal evidence", while the government's own investigations into disappearances were proceeding quickly.
Tens of thousands have died since separatist Tamil Tiger rebels began fighting the Sri Lankan government more than three decades ago.
HRW said several hundred cases of disappearances had been reported since 2006, when fighting between the Tamil Tiger rebels and the government intensified.
The rights group said the majority of cases "indicate the involvement of government security forces - army, navy or police".
The government insists that it does respect human rights முழு விபரம் இங்கே காணலாம்
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7280050.stm
Thursday, 6 March 2008, 10:13 GMT
The security forces are accused of abducting hundreds of people
Sri Lanka's government is one of the world's worst perpetrators of enforced disappearances, US-based pressure group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
An HRW report accuses security forces and pro-government militias of abducting and "disappearing" hundreds of people - mostly Tamils - since 2006.
Sri Lanka's government says HRW has exaggerated the scale of the problem.
In a separate development, a team of foreign judicial experts has announced its withdrawal from the country.
'Unfair'
HRW says many of the missing are young Tamil men targeted on suspicion of links to Tamil Tiger rebels.
But their conclusions have been flatly rejected by the Sri Lankan government.
Concern has been expressed over the disappearance of aid workers
Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona says there has been a "steady decline in disappearances over the last 12 months" because of new measures taken by the government.
"Unfortunately Human Rights Watch has tended to exaggerate the real situation," Mr Kohona said.
He said the group's "unfair" report was based on unsubstantiated claims and "anecdotal evidence", while the government's own investigations into disappearances were proceeding quickly.
Tens of thousands have died since separatist Tamil Tiger rebels began fighting the Sri Lankan government more than three decades ago.
HRW said several hundred cases of disappearances had been reported since 2006, when fighting between the Tamil Tiger rebels and the government intensified.
The rights group said the majority of cases "indicate the involvement of government security forces - army, navy or police".
The government insists that it does respect human rights முழு விபரம் இங்கே காணலாம்
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7280050.stm
Labels: human rights violation, sri lanka
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