Monday, September 28, 2009

World leaders urged to end Sri Lankan camps

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Express) - An international rights group on Wednesday urged world leaders to call on Sri Lanka to free hundreds of thousands of displaced people detained in camps since the island's civil war ended.

New York-based Human Rights watch urged leaders to raise the issue with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake when he participates in the UN General Assembly sessions this week.

"The civilians locked up in these detention camps have a right to liberty now, not when the government gets around to it," said Brad Adams, Asia director for the group. More>>

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