Sri Lanka authorities failed to address past human rights violations despite the end of the war, the Amnesty International said.
(BBC 13 May, 2011)
The government continued to subject people to torture and enforced disappearances, the watchdog said in its annual report.
"Enforced disappearances and abductions for ransom carried out by members of the security forces are reported in many parts of the country," the report said.
On Thursday, the UN said Iniya Bharati, an advisor to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, is running a faction of the TMVP paramilitary group that still forcefully recruits children.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2011/05/110513_amnesty_report.shtml
AI annual report 2011 - Amnesty International
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