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Tamil women want info on Sri Lanka’s war missing

By Krishan Francis
Published March 21, 2014 11:42am ET
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Tamil women want info on Sri Lanka’s war missing
MANNAR, Sri Lanka (AP) — Hundreds of ethnic Tamil women demanded information on Friday about relatives who have been missing since Sri Lanka’s civil war, defying widespread military surveillance, threats and the possibility of arrest. The protesters held a peaceful rally in the northern town of Mannar and issued a 10-point memorandum to the United […]

MANNAR, Sri Lanka (AP) — Hundreds of ethnic Tamil women demanded information on Friday about relatives who have been missing since Sri Lanka’s civil war, defying widespread military surveillance, threats and the possibility of arrest.

The protesters held a peaceful rally in the northern town of Mannar and issued a 10-point memorandum to the United Nations high commissioner for human rights.

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