» Abuse by Sri Lanka’s army rubs salt in wounds of war, Tamil women say

Abuse by Sri Lanka’s army rubs salt in wounds of war, Tamil women say

Posted on 7/7/2012 by

Three years have passed since the end of the war. But for members of the Tamil minority of northern Sri Lanka — who suffered a heavy civilian death toll during the three-decade conflict, and years of fear and oppression when the Tigers controlled the area — the peace has been a painful disappointment.

Gathering in a spot that they judged safe enough to speak freely, a group of Tamil women recounted the daily humiliation of life under the victorious Sri Lankan army — almost exclusively made up of ethnic Sinhalese Buddhists.

Twice a month, the women said, soldiers enter their homes to

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