I WAS TORTURED IN SRI LANKA FOR HARBORING TAMILS

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Photo via Wikimedia Commons

By Michael Allen May 14 2014

Last week, the Australian government decided not to co-sponsor a UN inquiry into human-rights abuses in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government praised its "bold" decision, and Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa posed for a celebratory shot with Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison as the former handed the latter a premium box of Dilmah tea.

i Was Tortured in Sri Lanka for Harboring Tamils by Thavam Ratna