Discrimination in Sri Lanka – The reality
The caste-based discrimination is very much alive in Jaffna. That is why the Jaffna blood bank has to repeatedly seek support of Sinhalese to find blood for Tamil patients.
( October 9, 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Following is the speech delivered by Dr. Nalaka Godahewa at the 36th session of the UNHRC in Geneva on 27 September 2017:
Mr. President, a myth has been spread over the years, that there is discrimination against Tamils in Sri Lanka.
