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Tainted Peace: Torture in Sri Lanka since May 2009

The 77 page report published by Freedom From Torture (FFT) shows that one of the most urgent tasks faced by the Sri Lankan state is to eradicate torture by the military and police. The report is based on doctors' forensic reports (medico-legal reports) of 148 survivors, which document their physical and psychological injuries from torture.

Download: Tainted Peace: Torture in Sri Lanka since May 2009  [pdf: 0.99MB] - Published: August 2015

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