Sri Lanka: Tamils held protest Rally outside Military Camps urging to remove the camps and return their lands

“Democracy for South & Militarization for North” shouted protesters

JAFFNA, SRI LANKA, July 22, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ --

Tamils in the Northern Province held protest rallies outside Sri Lankan military camps urging the military to remove their camps and return the lands to Tamil owners. These rallies were held under the watchful eyes of the dreaded Military Intelligence, who are known for their abuses.

Tamil’s lands were confiscated by the Sri Lankan Security forces during the war, but still holding over 70 percent of the lands, even though the war has ended seven years ago.

The protesters accused the government of cheating them by not fulfilling their promise during the elections that lands will be returned within hundred days of coming to power. Over one and a half years have passed but the promise is not yet fulfilled.

“You came to power mainly with the help of Tamil votes and now you have cheated us” shouted the protesters.

They Shouted slogans like “Remove the Military Camps“ and “Democracy for South & Militarization for North”. They held rally just outside heavily fortified camps, including one outside Headquarters 57 Division.

Sri Lankan Military have built luxury hotels and have other business enterprises in the lands they occupy.

Sri Lankan military live among the Tamils whom they terrorize over the years by killing Tamils and raping Tamil women.


BACKGROUND:

Sri Lankan Security forces are stationed in large numbers in Tamil areas even though the war has ended seven years ago. There is one military to every five civilians in the Tamil areas, which is believed to be the highest military to civilian ratio in the world.

Over 70 thousand Tamils were killed in six months in 2009 and hundreds of Tamil women were raped by the Sri Lankan Security forces (UN figure).

There are over 90 thousand Tamil war widows and thousands of Tamils disappeared. Sri Lankan Prime Minister said that the disappeared are now dead.

UN Human Rights Council mandated an investigation of these killings and rape, but the Sri Lankan Government is refusing to allow any international judges as part of the investigation, as they promised to the Council.

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