Nuns protest rape and murder of woman in Jaffna

By Our Jaffna Correspondent-Monday, 28 Oct 2013

Catholic nuns in Jaffna on Thursday (24) protested the increasing violence against women and called for justice over the mysterious death of a 42-year-old woman, in Jaffna.

The deceased, has been identified as M.Logarani, from Nedunkulam, Ariyalai. Her decomposed body was found near the temple chariot shed at Naachimar Amma Kovil, on the KKS road, Jaffna.

The preliminary inquiry into the death has revealed that the woman had been sexually abused before she was brutally murdered.

Women's groups led by Catholic nuns and the relatives of the deceased staged a protest on the A-9 road in Jaffna demanding justice over the brutal murder of the victim.

The protestors carried placards saying 'stop violence against women' and urged investigations on the murder be expedited in order to bring the offenders to book.

The women's groups in Jaffna also said violence against women was currently on the increase in the Peninsula.

A recent survey conducted in the North has also highlighted that the women affected by the war in large numbers have been forced to engage in prostitution due to no proper social security or livelihood assistance.

Meanwhile, several schools in Jaffna have also conducted awareness programmes to alert the students against sexual violence and other forms of anti social activities.

The newly formed Northern Provincial Council has also given priority to the welfare of the war victims and the women and children who have become destitute.