Sri Lanka: Survival calls on UN to stand up for Wanniyala-Aetto

Many Wanniyala-Aetto have been fined for hunting in their forest. Some have even been shot dead.

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On March 15, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will discuss the human rights record of Sri Lanka, during which the country is likely to come under severe criticism for serious human rights violations, and be called to account by the United States. However, amidst the international criticisms of Sri Lanka, one community remains largely forgotten – the indigenous Wanniyala-Aetto.