{"id":38889,"date":"2012-04-17T11:54:03","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T11:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=38889"},"modified":"2012-04-17T11:54:03","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T11:54:03","slug":"sri-lanka-ensure-tamil-detainees-are-charged-or-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/sri-lanka-ensure-tamil-detainees-are-charged-or-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka: Ensure Tamil Detainees Are Charged Or Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Amnesty International<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/sri-lanka-ensure-tamil-detainees-are-charged-or-released\/army-colombo-telegraph-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38890\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-38890 lazyload\" title=\"army Colombo Telegraph\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/army-Colombo-Telegraph-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/army-Colombo-Telegraph-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/army-Colombo-Telegraph.jpg 610w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/209;\" \/><\/a>Mano, a 29-year-old Tamil man, was arrested in March 2007 \u201con suspicion\u201d of being a member of the opposition Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and remains detained. While in custody he has been tortured. Almost two years after the end of the war in Sri Lanka, hundreds of people are languishing in prison, like Mano, without charge or trial under the country\u2019s repressive anti-terrorism laws. Call on the Sri Lankan government to immediately release these detainees or charge them with recognizable crimes. 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