Tamil civil society held protests in Kilinochchi and Vavuniya calling on the government to take action on the ongoing sexual violence that people in the North-East faced.
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Hundreds of members of civil society including teachers, school children, businesses and professionals marched through Vavuniya demanding justice for a series of rapes that had occurred in the North-East over the past month.
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The protests were sparked by the 3 rape incidents over the past week that were reported in Vavuniya, Semmalai and Mallavi.
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| Photographs:@watchdog_SL |
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