Tamils to be deported despite clear torture evidence
Two chartered flights bound for Sri Lanka are scheduled to take off next week, as evidence of human rights abuses mounts Many Tamils in the UK have sought treatment for torture injuries they received in Sri Lanka, particularly burns. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters The UK is to go ahead with a mass removal of Tamils back to Sri Lanka next week despite mounting evidence from human rights group that many of them could be tortured on their return. At least two and possibly three chartered flights are scheduled to leave the UK from Wednesday carrying an unknown number of Sri Lankan Tamils whose pleas to remain in the UK have been refused. The UK Border Agency (UKBA) refuses to discuss such flights until they have landed. The Home Office says it only removes people who face...