SRI LANKA: A 75-year-old victim of rape and her family seek justice
November 22, 2013
ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION-URGENT APPEAL PROGRAMME
Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-145-2013
22 November 2013
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SRI LANKA: A 75-year-old victim of rape and her family seek justice
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SRI LANKA: A 75-year-old victim of rape and her family seek justice
ISSUES: Denial of justice; violence against women; fair trial; witness protection; impunity; rule of law
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Dear friends,
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a 75-year-old was raped and the officers of the Thalathuoya police are protecting the perpetrator who, allegedly, has been involved in a prior case. Suppiah Veerai (75), a resident of Kirimatiya Estate, Nugaliyadda, Thalathuoya in the Kandy District was alone in her house when the assailant entered through a window, assaulted and raped her. Veerai and her family reported the matter to the Thalathuoya Police Station but discovered that the officers of that station are shielding the culprit and instead, allowing him to threaten the victim and her family members.
