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.

Source: thestar November 21, 2016 19:39 UTC