Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Relatives of Sri Lanka's abduction victims press David Cameron for talks

The Guardian home in Colombo-Friday 1 November 2013 
Families of missing activists want British PM and other Commonwealth leaders to tackle authorities over 'disappeared'
Tamil women hold images of their disappeared relatives
Tamil women cry as they hold up images of missing relatives at a protest in Jaffna. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters
Sandhya Eknaligoda
Relatives of the victims of abductions blamed on Sri Lankan authorities have called on David Cameron and other western leaders to meet them during the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Colombo next month.

Mahinda RajapaksaSandhya Eknaligoda is still hopeful her husband, Prageeth, will return. "Every day I say: 'Tomorrow I will see him,'" she said. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte /Reuters
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has insisted Sri Lanka is a democratic country. Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA/Rex Features