Tamils protest against abduction and rape in Vavuniya and Kilinochchi

Tamil civil society held protests in Kilinochchi and Vavuniya calling on the government to take action on the ongoing sexual violence that people in the North-East faced.

Hundreds of members of civil society including teachers, school children, businesses and professionals marched through Vavuniya demanding justice for a series of rapes that had occurred in the North-East over the past month.

The protests were sparked by the 3 rape incidents over the past week that were reported in Vavuniya, Semmalai and Mallavi.
Photographs:@watchdog_SL

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