Ananthy Sasitharan, a member of the Northern Provincial Council and prominent human rights activist in the Tamil northeast of Sri Lanka, has been threatened and intimidated since organising a demonstration during British Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to Jaffna.
Ms Sasitharan has filed a petition with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, and said others who were protesting with her have also been threatened.
She said to the Colombo Gazette that she is in fear for her life and that of her young children, as she is without police protection, despite her house being attacked before the NPC polls.