Sri Lankan bishop warns of harassment for repatriated Tamils
- The Australian
- December 07, 2012
A SRI Lankan Catholic bishop has appealed to the Australian government to halt the deportation of Tamil asylum-seekers from the still war-ravaged north and east of the country, warning that returnees face intimidation and harassment by security forces.
Bishop of Mannar, Rayappu Joseph, made the appeal in an open letter in which he also claimed some returnees were being forced to turn informant, creating tension in their communities.
