As Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election draws to a close, Tamil Families of the Disappeared gathered in Trincomalee to continue their demands answers about the fate of their loved ones, many of whom were forcibly disappeared at the end of the armed conflict.
On the last day of campaigning for #Srilanka's general election relatives of the #Tamil disappeared staged a protest in the eastern town of #Trincomalee seeking answers about the fate of heir loved ones. pic.twitter.com/McfwobUGci
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As Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election draws to a close, Tamil Families of the Disappeared gathered in Trincomalee to continue their demands answers about the fate of their loved ones, many of whom were forcibly disappeared at the end of the armed conflict.
Amnesty International reports Sri Lanka has the second highest ranking of enforced disappearances with an estimated 60,000-100,000 cases. Despite years of protest, Tamil families of the disappeared have not been provided answers and over 280 have died amidst their ongoing calls for justice.
Ahead of the elections, the Association for the Families of the Disappeared urged Sri Lanka’s President Anura Dissanayake to take concrete action and not simply empty election pledges.
Under Dissanayake, the Sri Lankan government has rejected the UN resolution and refused to repeal the PTA, as did successive presidents before him.