Sri Lanka accused of ongoing torture and abuse of Tamil prisoners
Calls for UK to withdraw from Commonwealth summit in Colombo as report claims brutal human rights violations by stateThe torture of Tamil political prisoners is increasingly rife in Sri Lanka with some detainees dying in custody after suffering prolonged abuse, a new investigation claims.The findings will intensify pressure on Britain to withdraw from a controversial summit to be held in Sri Lanka later this year.Tens of thousands of ethnic Tamils have been held without trial since 2009, when Sri Lanka's military finally crushed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels in a
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