Rescued after 22 hours in freezing water, Para Paheer applied for asylum in Australia. After months of consideration and in defiance of her family, Jayantha agreed to marry Paheer. Sri Lankan man 'risks torture and rape' if deported from Australia Read more“Because he did become a member of our family. Seven months later, more than seven and a half years after they were separated, Jayantha was granted a visa to Australia.The Paheer family was finally reunited permanently in November. To them, he says: “Nandri.”• The Power of Good People: Surviving Sri Lanka’s Civil War by Para Paheer with Alison Corke is available through Wild Dingo Press

Source: The Guardian December 24, 2017 22:52 UTC