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Sri Lanka under Fire on Human Rights Abuses

06/03/08March 6, 2008

Sri Lanka's government is responsible for widespread abductions and disappearances, says the US-based watchdog Human Rights Watch. The group has accused Sri Lankan security forces of abducting hundreds of people -- mostly Tamils -- in the past two years. They have never been seen again.

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Sri Lanka's military accused of illegal abductions
Sri Lanka's military accused of illegal abductionsImage: AP