12 Oct 2011
Antony Loewenstein
In late September, the government of Sri Lanka released1,800 former Tamil Tiger
fighters.
Colombo claimed they had been rehabilitated as President Mahinda Rajapaksa told them at a ceremony in the capital:
"I hope you will work for peace and ethnic harmony in this nation of ours. We must not dwell on the bitter past, but look to a prosperous future."
Many other former fighters remain incommunicado, housed in secret camps away from international inspection or human rights protection.Full Story>>>
