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                     US Concerned About Sri Lankan Arrests

   The United States says it is concerned about the "intensifying
   pressure" on Sri Lankan civil society and human rights activists.
   U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Friday the U.S. is
   "especially concerned" about the detention last week of two well-known
   human rights activists -- Ruki Fernando and Father Praveen Mahesan --
   following their inquiries about the arrest of another activist.
   Their detention triggered international condemnation and the two were
   released.
   Psaki said the arrests send a "chilling effect" across Sri Lanka`s
   "vibrant civil society and undermine Sri Lanka`s proud democratic
   traditions."
   Sri Lanka is facing a U.S.-sponsored resolution at the current session
   of the U.N. Human Rights Council concerning its failure to conduct an
   inquiry into alleged war abuses and human rights violations after the
   government defeated Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009.
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