CBOs demand SLA to release those in secret illegal detention
Despite the demands of family and community-based organizations, the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) is remaining silent on civilian disappearances and those who have been detained secretly.
Selvaratnman Uthayaraj (26), a father of a 1 ½ year old child, was arrested by the Sri Lankan military in Meesalai on 26 December 2005. On 2 January, the Sri Lankan military confirmed, in the presence of the family and SLMM, that he is in their custody at the Chavakachcheri army camp. Uthayaraj’s family has visited the Chavakachcheri camp every few days since then and the SLA continued to tell them to return on a different day. The family went to the army camp on 23 January, as requested by SLA, only to hear the SLA’s denial that Uthayaraj is in their custody. Uthayaraj has now joined the growing number of disappeared in Jaffna over the last few weeks. The community-based organizations (CBO) in Jaffna have issued an urgent request that the SLA release all the people they are holding secretly. More than 60 people were arrested and tortured by the SLA and have been kept in secret detention. The CBOs demanded that these detainees be release immediately. The CBOs also warned that if there is any danger to the life of these detainees, the occupying forces must take full responsibility for their death. The CBOs further stated that if any of the people are guilty of any crime, then they should be brought to the courts. The CBOs stressed that it is unacceptable that people are secretly and illegally detained and subjected to torture.
30 January 2006
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Europe which has a total population of 800 million is made up of 45 language based nation states. South Asia which has a total population of one billion, (1000 million) is comprised of four states. Who is preventing and therefore benefiting by limiting new nation-states in South Asia?
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