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Police Beat Students at University of Jaffna in Sri Lanka
By: peter.schamp
Posted: Jun 18 07
Witnessed: 15154 times
Regions: Sri Lanka
Issues: Impunity, Minorities
Tags: police brutality, sri lanka, tamils, university of jaffna
This video contains graphic footage of human rights abuses
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