Sexual abuse and Kidnappings in camps of Sri Lanka - Sky News

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Sky news exposes the human rights violations going on in the army controlled IDP camps in Sri Lanka. Though Rajapakshe declared the war is over still the independent medias and aid agencies are banned from the camp. Also UN and ICRC are restricted from the access. Sri Lankan Army having past history of human rights violations is the one that has the full control.

BBC already reported about the abduction of children from the camps.

Sky news reports about the human rights abuses like rape, kidnappings, disappearances etc happening inside apart from lack of food, medicine etc.

Watch what kind of response government gives for the question on human rights abuses in camps from the video attached.:

the Director of Sri Lanka's government Peace Secretariat Rajiva Wijesinghe is now known to have told a press conference "there are many blue eyed children in that [IDP] camp, you will know some NGOs had a jolly good time."
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Ajaynahar

When I made the below comment on a different article in Nowpublic , Sinhalese people criticized I'm suffering by hallucination.

What this skynews says to the world? The Same right ?

Believe it or not , we don't have any respect to Srilanka and IC , please stop sinhala occupation in Tamils homeland. Please world. Otherwise this struggle is not going to end.


The sounds of crackers makes volconic blasts in our heart. We don’t know what to do.Continous  Crackers  filled in all parts of the capital. When every winning moment announced by the national televisions , the sounds of crackers reaching the sky. 

Every announcement of a killed Tamil leader enjoyed by firing of crackers. Many groups of Singalese are waiting in every part of the city , every part of the street to enjoy the celebration. Every Street is filled with Singlese women who are making “Milk Rice” ( a symbol of joy)  and distributing freely to the persons walking in the streets and passengers.

The noisy sounds of persons travelling in the cars , two wheelers with srilankan national flag are filled in every part of capitial’s air. Songs are kept playing so loudly and many women and man are enjoying and dancing for the music in the streets. Every street dancing party has considerable amount of spectators.

“Jeya wewa “ this is what the sound we hear everywhere in the capital. “abbe hamuthavetta jeya wewa , abbe janathipathithumatta jeya wewa “ every streets , every car , every two wheeler riders spoke this words loudly , and it is getting louder and louder.

In every television the content is same. Interviews of peoples those who express their happiness for the LTTE’s defeat and the 2nd freedom they achieved. Many never forget to criticize about Mr Ranil Wikremesinghe. Many said if Ranil continued LTTE would get free tamil eelam.

A man who is standing in  street with Srilankan National Flag proudly says to a television that “ the country got freedom now , from now onwards , Singalese , Muslims , Whites can live together freely”.

Where is Tamils in that list ? Whether he forget to mention Tamils or he purposely avoided tamils in that list  ? Nobody has the answer.

All this enjoyment and pleasure is happening for the victory against LTTE.

“Why you never wear Srilankan Flag in your vehicle? Whether you forget or what?“ said an army soldier who is in street at an check point. We said sorry in the mouth and moved on.

Every Tamil house , Every Tamil Street , Every Tamil man & women has fear , has shock in their hearts. Many disagree with the situation , but at the same time  they understood it can’t be avoided. Everybody fear about the future. When all singlease people walking on the streets by hanging victory flags in their hands , tamils  feel being silent is the best way to pass on this situation.  So , Tamil Streets are calm and no sound. Nobody cared about tamils and tamil’s feelings and the celebration is at its heights.

The country got freedom from terrorism , so every vehicle should have srilankan flag and every government building should have srilankan flag for another one week. This is and order from the government.

This order never cared about  tamils feeling . This order highly knock down  tamil’s self respect and self esteem.

No one in the streets has any sense that this winning moment celebration will hurt another race which is affected party. Finally it become chauvinist partying . This hurts tamil people heart , it burns our feeling.  This celebrations encourages more chauvinisting approach. This celebrations makes more sorrow, more pain , more emotions in tamils heart because they have their loved ones as dead bodies.  

Singalese those who came in front of Tamil’s shops purposely fired the crackers , ate “Milk Rice” and purposely collected the funds for the celebration. Definitely this news is not good news for tamils. Those who gone with Tamil identity teased by Sinhalese with some annoying words. Those who has not celebrated are insisted to celebrate. Sinhalese insisted tamil people to wear the victory flags in their home and vehicle.

The Victory speech by the president will make this celebration to reach it heights. The interest on this speech among peoples are so high , so the victory celebration will be further high in coming days.  We really afraid whether this will be the base for the upcoming harrasements towards tamils. Tamils those who are in government side is completely exceptional. 


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chanaka

Mr. Ajaynahar, Well first of all i want to tell u, is it may be u only have the problems of the race. Because it is clear that these celebrations were done to kill of the terrorist not the kill of  Tamils. So It is your point of view that u think, rest it is not. Do u heard or see any attack or abuse on Tamils as u discribe, thing is u all still think u r Tamils and a different race, the thing u cant think is u r Sri Lankan, Come to that level as putting down ur race or religion. Even now in Sri Lanka there is no minnor comunities, I think President himself cleared to all.

So u may have feelings for the terrorost leader, actually Tamils should be more happier than sinhalese (according to your way of discribe ) Because when a bom blast in Sri Lanka it kills all the comunities not only Sinhalese. They all die for this country. They did not die for Sinhalese, Tamils or Muslims, they all concider as Sri Lankans.

So please do not again go back to the stone age and think that we are minnor or different race. Those soldires sacrifised to save the Innocent Tamils and you may well aware the horific time they face under LTTE. So once again do not divide people on there religions or comunities. We all have one country and one Flag. So as citizens of Sri Lanka u all shoul see and act how these pro- LTTE authors and most of the countries act still to bring the disgraced to Sri Lanka and its people.

These countries, well lets see sky news is a US. what US doing in Iraq? Afganistan? did they ever accept what there forcess done to these countries and people. How many innocents women were raped and killed How many were maked naked and toutured?

Please dont think only it is Sri Lanka is to be put to disgraced. Lightning crackers is not to be worry because we had bombs always we all think our life is not sure in this country. When these bombs are defeated there will be nothing to worry.

Unite under one Flag and one country to built Sri Lanka again.Dogs will bark, that is there nature, but humans should not get scared to the dog bark, that is the different. all the best for your future and be proud to be a Sri Lankan. Rather than a terrorist lover.

 

 

 

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Ajaynahar

a small correction. Sorry for it. Read as below.

Believe it or not , we don't have any respect to Srilanka and we request IC to stop sinhala occupation in Tamils homeland.

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sudharaka

Shadows and ghosts as usual.

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Babel-Fish

"Believe it or not , we don't have any respect to Srilanka and we request IC to stop sinhala occupation in Tamils homeland"

Its time then that the move to gain self automy becomes a political quest and not an act of terrorism by a bunch of hard hearted thugs and killers. If the Tamils where behind and supporting the terror on the inocent to achieve a self automy aim, then they deserve the retailation. 

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chanaka

Another ghost story. Dont worry we dont scared for ghosts any more. Well next time ask them to take these victims to some place which have good light, good air, Looks u all hide them under bunker as the LTTE's favorite way. Hey snethil grown up, U r so young to act and once again do not make dirty of these IDPs life. They are well cared and if they know that they were raped by u all in cyber, imagine how bad is this for them. So please do not disgrased these people who escaped from there deaths. do something wearth to these people by donating goods which they need most rather going back to canibal life with your favorite LTTE lovers.

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photo catcher

Correction Sky News, it is not the Sinhalese flag that is being flown...it is the Sri Lankan flag which represents the Tamils, the Muslims and the other races too. No Tamils need be forced to fly the Sri Lankan flag - it's their flag too.

Of course there is a nationaslistic fever...and justifiably so. Now we can all be one and not be divided any more. We have been united in all parts other than in the North. We work together, help each other, socialise, inter marry and we depend on each other. That sense of unity and harmony was not permitted in the North for a very long time and we all look forward to it.

Is there any wonder why international media is not allowed? The Sky News reporter makes a grave mistake in reporting about the flag. Aren't journalists supposed to do their homework before they report?

We consider that there are no more minorities and majorities...we are all Sri Lankan, and we are ready, starting with the man in the mirror, to have harmony in this little island. 

Please British media...stop your silhouette talking, hear-say reporting!!

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jazzyzazzy

TRULY DISGUSTING !

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CeeGee

WHO? the Terrorists, the British Media or both?

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