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Sri Lanka Must Make Reparations To Canadian After Imprisonment: UN

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 21 Nov, 2016 12:28 PM

TORONTO — The United Nations Human Rights Committee has ordered the Sri Lankan government to make reparations for the alleged detention and torture of a Canadian man over the course of three years.

The committee says Sri Lanka must prosecute and punish those responsible for imprisoning Roy Samathanam while he was in the country for a visit in 2007 until his release in 2010.

They say Samathanam was tortured and forced to sign a confession to being part of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam, a rebel group.

Samathanam now lives in Toronto with his wife and child and says he finally has a measure of justice.

The Canadian Centre for International Justice helped Samathanam file a complaint with the committee three years ago.

The centre commends the committee's decision and is calling on the Sri Lankan government to implement the measures outlined by the UN committee.

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