SRI LANKA Bishop Joins Hunger Strikers After Appeals To President, Rebels

By pearlaction | January 30, 2009 |

[UCAN] The Catholic bishop of war-torn Jaffna diocese on the northern tip of Sri Lanka has joined 300 Christian and Hindu hunger strikers urging action to protect civilians caught in the ethnic conflict. Bishop Thomas Savundaranayagam also appealed separately to the country’s president and to Tamil rebels for the safety of people trapped in the…

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