More than 100 people belonging to associations of the relatives of forcibly disappeared Tamils across the North-East have lost their lives since their struggle for justice commenced.
The relatives of the disappeared, which include mostly mothers and wives demanding to know the whereabouts of their sons and husbands, have been protesting for justice for several years now.
Since their protests began, 108 people have lost their lives to various diseases and ill health, members of the association revealed. Nineteen relatives of the disappeared have passed away in the Vavuniya district alone.
The families demand support from the international community for their cause. When the Sri Lankan government recently suggested offering compensation for the families, the members denounced it as an attempt to buy them off and persist in their search for the truth.
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