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Sri Lanka: Tamil Tigers Abuse Civilians in Stronghold
15 Dec 2008 06:29:34 GMT
Source: Human Rights Watch
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<p>(New York) Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tigers are subjecting ethnic Tamils in their northern stronghold, the Vanni, to forced recruitment, abusive forced labor, and restrictions on movement that place their lives at risk, Human Rights Watch said <a href="http://hrw.org/en/reports/2008/12/15/trapped-and-mistreated-0">in a report released today</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/12/14/sri-lanka-tamil-tigers-abuse-civilians-stronghold">read more</a></p>
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