After the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in 2009, the Sri Lankan government maintains a state of fear through the use of state control and harassment. One of the tactics used is the employment of ‘White Vans’ to abduct, and disappear people. Even though a UN human rights investigation uncovered widespread human rights abuses by the Rajapaksa government, it continues to deny any knowledge or involvement. A recently returned police spokesman, Prishantha Jayakody, has promised to tell the truth on the involvement of the government in the ‘White Vans’.
After the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in 2009, the Sri Lankan government maintains a state of fear through the use of state control and harassment. One of the tactics used is the employment of ‘White Vans’ to abduct, and disappear people. Even though a UN human rights investigation uncovered widespread human rights abuses by the Rajapaksa government, it continues to deny any knowledge or involvement. A recently returned police spokesman, Prishantha Jayakody, has promised to tell the truth on the involvement of the government in the ‘White Vans’.
