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

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Tortured Toronto man says he feels vindicated by UN report on Sri Lanka

Roy Samathanam: “At least they recognized it and said this happened. They at least acknowledged it. That is really good, I’m satisfied with that.”
Roy Samathanam: “At least they recognized it and said this happened. They at least acknowledged it. That is really good, I’m satisfied with that.” LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images
Sri Lankan soldiers in May 2009. The UN received complaints that both government forces and the Tamil Tigers rebels had committed atrocities during their fighting.
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TORONTO — Roy Samathanam was beaten with pipes and kicked in the groin after he was arrested by Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Division, but it was when they threatened to rape his wife that he broke and agreed to sign a false confession.
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