Sri Lanka: Families of missing persons threaten hunger strikes

Families of missing people in Sri Lanka say they will go back on hunger strike if the government does not give them answers.
Many say they have little faith in promises made by the new administration.
Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo.

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Minelle Fernandez is the Sri Lanka correspondent for Al Jazeera News, operating from Columbo.

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