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Case Study 1: Joseph Camp, Vavuniya<br />
Joseph Camp, or the Joint Operational Security Force Headquarters, is a vast<br />
garrison in the heart of Vavuniya Town.<br />
“The camp itself is in the main built up area of Vavuniya town. I knew it was<br />
Joseph Camp because I have been past before in peacetime. It is located about<br />
350 metres from the centre of Vavuniya. It had a sign at the gate saying Joseph<br />
Camp. It was a former Air Force camp. It still had a runway for planes and<br />
helicopters. Once we got to the to the perimeter gate and bund at Joseph<br />
camp, the gate was opened up and they put a blindfold on me. It was a cloth<br />
that went over my eyes and tied behind my head. My hands were free. We<br />
drove into the camp and the vehicle came to a stop. They removed the<br />
blindfold and I saw that it was a bunker. They took me down cement steps. I<br />
was placed inside a cell with iron bars. I could hear Sinhala voices coming from<br />
somewhere in the bunker. Whoever was talking was threatening to whoever he<br />
was speaking to.”<br />
(Witness 18)<br />
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