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| Photographs: Tamil Guardian |
Families of the disappeared staged demonstrations to welcome United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (UN WGEID) to Jaffna on Thursday.
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The demonstrations took place outside the UN Jaffna office, where a member of the visiting UN team was holding consultations.
Mr Seong Phil Hong met the demonstrating family members of the disappeared following his meeting at the UN office in Jaffna.
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The UN working group is expected to gather information on disappearances cases, and advise the government on tackling prevailing issues of enforced disappearances.
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The international experts are expected to start and end their visit in Colombo, whilst travelling to Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Mullaitivu, Batticaloa, Matale, Trincomalee, Ampara and Galle.
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