SRI LANKA: Interview with Eran Wickramaratne, MP from Sri Lanka

September 10, 2012
(Hong Kong, September 10, 2012) Further to our Press Release of September 7, 2012,ASIA: Speeches of the Asian Alliance against Torture and Ill-Treatment - the meeting of the parliamentarians, we are pleased to inform you of this interview with Eran Wickramaratne, a Sri Lankan Member of Parliament, which he gave at the meeting of the Asian Alliance against Torture and Ill-Treatment which took place from July 21-24, 2012.
The YouTube presentation of this interview may be found at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lMdbMmpmgE&feature=share&list=PLl-ezTUH-w138m3VLmE9e1pcx-mpoLwEI

Lankan deported from Canada tortured in Colombo [ Wednesday, 10 October 2012, 08:19.24 AM GMT +05:30 ] 492 refugees arrive to Canada by the sun seek ship among them Canadian officials have deported one of the SriLankan asylum seeker to the country. At present he was detained the 4th floor detention center in Colombo. This asylum seeker has faced various tortures in detention center and also his legs and hands were also broken. Officials fail to provide medical treatment for him. Canadian government is the only responsible for this human rights violation. Canadian government was well aware about such situation and they have forcibly deported the Lankan from Canada. At present Canadian government as violated the refugee act of the United Nation. Since end of the war in SriLanka number of disappearances, abductions, tortures and illegal activities increased in the country. It was also revealed respective officials fail to hold investigations on human rights violations reported in the country. We hope Canadian government will take necessary steps to save the life of SriLankan face torture at the 4th floor in Colombo.