Sri Lanka: Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan, commonly known as Karuna, should be investigated and held to account for *all* the war crimes he is alleged to have committed during Sri Lanka's three-decade war.

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These include the abduction of hundreds of teenagers to serve as child soldiers, and for the torture, holding as hostage and killing of hundreds of civilians in Sri Lanka.

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In 2008 @amnesty called on the Sri Lankan Parliament to remove Colonel Karuna from parliament when he was sworn in as a United Party Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP to a national list MP slot.

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/sri-lanka-suspected-war-criminal-enters-parliament

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Sri Lanka: Suspected war criminal enters parliament

We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/sri-lanka-suspected-war-criminal-enters-parliament
If not domestically, Karuna should be held to account internationally for all serious human rights violations through an effective and independent inquiry.

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