Sri Lanka: Mourning Tireless Rights Advocate Abeysekera
Human Rights Watch on Loss of Leading Voice for Rights in Sri Lanka’s Deadly Conflict
(New York) – Human Rights Watch mourns the death of Sunila Abeysekera, a prominent and highly respected Sri Lankan activist who spent more than two decades documenting human rights violations in Sri Lanka. Abeysekera passed away in Colombo on September 9, 2013, following a long illness.
Human Rights Watch on Loss of Leading Voice for Rights in Sri Lanka’s Deadly Conflict
Sunila Abeysekera© 2006 Tim Hetherington for Human Rights Watch
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
(New York) – Human Rights Watch mourns the death of Sunila Abeysekera, a prominent and highly respected Sri Lankan activist who spent more than two decades documenting human rights violations in Sri Lanka. Abeysekera passed away in Colombo on September 9, 2013, following a long illness.