Tamil mothers storm Jaffna district office demanding Sri Lankan govt returns missing children
 04 March 2015 | |||||||
Mothers stormed the Jaffna district's office for the secretariat of the governor this morning, demanding the Sri Lankan government takes action over the ongoing detention and disappearance of their children.
The mothers, who had been protesting outside carrying photographs of their missing children, demanded entry into the office in order to hand over a list of detainees to the Northern Province's governor.
The mothers were at first refused entry by police officers who were guarding the entrance, resulting in scuffles between them and the officers. Officers eventually allowed a few of the mothers to enter.
Addressing the demonstrators afterward, the Northern Province's chief minister, C V Wigneswaran assured them that the issue of disappearances would be raised at the Northern Provincial Council.
The protests in Jaffna come after, demonstrators rejecting the presidential commission into disappeared persons staged a 4 day protest. Protest continues in Trincomalee (03 Mar 2015) |
