Defence Ministry denies HRW allegations

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The Defence Ministry vehemently denied the accusations by the Human Rights Watch (HRW), which claimed that families of enforced disappearance and activists supporting them are under the microscope of the Sri Lankan Security Forces and intelligence agencies, the ministry said.

The HRW releasing its new report has claimed ‘Sri Lankan Security Forces and intelligence agencies have intensified surveillance and threats against families of victims of enforced disappearance and activists supporting them since Gotabaya Rajapaksa became the President in November 2019’.

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Warren Raed Saturday, 22 February 2020 04:23 PM

What don’t you deny? You deny everything. It seems all politicians are saints and have never committed a crime.

Gemba Saturday, 22 February 2020 04:24 PM

Ignore these blood suckers

Buddhist Saturday, 22 February 2020 07:36 PM

Simple solution is to have an independent public inquiry with UN observers and clear SL armed forces did not commit any war crimes. If not there is no way of proving they are innocence. Why is the Govt, the Buddhist Monks, Cardinal and the so called Sinhala Deshapremi not requesting this or suggesting this course of action?

dickie bird Saturday, 22 February 2020 11:06 PM

What is there to deny.... Who funds HRW? George Soros. What right has this Org got to point the finger at others? So who cares.

VJ Saturday, 22 February 2020 11:22 PM

Denialism the only option.

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