Deported Tamils 'face torture' on return to Sri Lanka

Shiv Malik and Ian Cobain  Thursday 15 December 2011
UK Border Agency to continue with forced-removals flight despite human rights organisation warnings of mistreatment

Tamils in Sri Lanka: human rights organisations warn that Tamils face mistreatment at the hands of the Sri Lankan security services. Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images

Up to 50 passengers heading to Sri Lanka on a UK Border Agency forced-removals flight risk being tortured on their return, human rightsorganisations have warned.

The flight, which will depart on Thursday afternoon from an as yet undisclosed British airport, is expected to go ahead despite new evidence of recent alleged mistreatment by Sri Lankan security services.       Full Story>>>