Stop-Torture-Report

“An army officer came to my tent in the night. He had
on a solid green uniform with coloured cloth lapels on
the shoulders. He spoke Sinhala and motioned me with
his hand to come out. I went out. He took me to the
same room. I could smell alcohol on his breath. There
was another man in the room. He had the same kind
of uniform. They were both drunk. The door was closed,
as were the shutters on the windows. There was a tiny
light in the room and I could still make out the faces.
One was pulling my clothes to take them off. I pushed
him back. They got angry and they each took one of
my arms and ripped my clothes off. They grabbed and
scratched my breasts, chest and back. They forced
me onto the floor. My hands were above my head.
One of them was standing where my hands were and
stood on them so I could not do anything. The other
raped me. They would switch positions and the other
one would rape me. They were talking to each other in
Sinhala but I did not understand them… I do not know
how many times they raped as after the second man
raped me I started bleeding very bad from my vagina
and I eventually lost consciousness and awoke later in
Vavuniya hospital.”
Witness 68
(Pampaimadhu “Rehabilitation” Camp, Vavuniya)
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