The World - News from June 22, 1987
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Amnesty International called on Sri Lanka to investigate reports that hundreds of Tamils were tortured and that nearly 500 disappeared in the last 2 1/2 years after they were arrested by security forces. “We have strong reason to believe that many of the ‘disappeared’ have been tortured, some dying as a result, and that others have been sh1869881441disposed of in secret,” the London-based group said.
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