Jun 12, 2014
It is fantastic that William Hague is taking the issue of sexual violence seriously by hosting the world’s first global summit on the subject here in the UK. But he needs to make sure that the summit is more than a talking shop. Actions need to lie behind the...
Mar 22, 2014
A shocking report detailing the ongoing sexual violence and torture in Sri Lanka (some as recent as February 2014) was launched by our very own Yasmin Sooka this Friday. You can see it at www.stop-torture.com and people are talking about it on social media...
Nov 7, 2013
Dear friends, On tonight’s Newsnight, tomorrow on BBC World (outside UK -available here pt1 pt2 pt3), and on Saturday on BBC news (UK), we will hear the BBC tell the absolutely shocking story of people who have been raped, sexually abused, and tortured by the...
Nov 7, 2013
BBC World are going to air a documentary tomorrow (outside the UK only: available here pt1 pt2 pt3) which will demonstrate that horrific rape and torture are still taking place in Sri Lanka. It will air in the UK on Saturday at 930pm GMT. A radio version will play at...
Jul 31, 2011
A recent Observer investigation into male rape as a weapon of war contained a shocking statistic about Sri Lanka. The article states that ‘…21% of Sri Lankan males who were seen at a London torture treatment centre reported sexual abuse while in detention.’ This comes...
