Canada has issued a travel ban on former Sri Lankan presidents – and brothers – Mahinda and Gotabaya Rajapaksa for human rights abuses committed during the island nation’s civil war.
Mahinda Rajapaksa was in office when a no-holds-barred military campaign wiped out the Tamil Tigers separatist movement in 2009, while Gotabaya helmed the defence ministry.
Canada has issued a travel ban on former Sri Lankan presidents – and brothers – Mahinda and Gotabaya Rajapaksa for human rights abuses committed during the island nation’s civil war.
Mahinda Rajapaksa was in office when a no-holds-barred military campaign wiped out the Tamil Tigers separatist movement in 2009, while Gotabaya helmed the defence ministry.