Families of the disappeared in Mullaitivu, who protested for 500 days continuously seeking the whereabouts of their missing loved ones have created an office for relatives of the forcibly disappeared.
"We experience significant hardships when we held our protest in front of the Mullaitivu District Secretariat. That is why we decided to stop the protests there and find a new place," the families of the disappeared said.
During the 500 days of protests demonstrators faced harassment and intimidation from Sri Lankan intelligence officers and the leader of the protest was attacked by unknown persons.
The office, situated close to the court on Mankulam road, Mullaitivu was opened today.
"Our struggle is not over. Only the battlefield of protest and the form [of the protest] have changed," said the families of the disappeared.
"Only when there is an answer for our loved ones will this come to an end," they stressed.
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