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Ask Colombo to free refugees, Amnesty urges Indian MPs

Source: NewKerala
Colombo : Sri Lanka | about 1 month ago  
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The 10 Indian MPs from ruling parties in Tamil Nadu, led by T.R...Amnesty said although Sri Lanka pledged to resettle the majority of the refugees within 180 days after the war ended in May, "it is clear now that true 'resettlement' will take much longer than the Sri Lankan government anticipated". "Displaced...
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