A pic from Reuters. For work, I monitor the situation in Sri Lanka, writing press releases, statements and participating in advocacy campaigns. Besides a blown out civil war between the government and rebel Tamil Tigers, the whole institutional structure that could protect the people (judiciary, Human Rights Commission, police) has imploded. It is now a common example of a failed state in Asia. People are abducted and killed in broad daylight; the culprits are mostly paramilitary, LTTE and government. It is so easy to kill people in Sri Lanka that abductions and disappearances are an industry for bribe-money. This pic is from a protest that took place in SL.
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