WMA Urges Sri Lankan President To Intervene On Behalf Of Government Doctors

The World Medical Association has urged the President of Sri Lanka to intervene on behalf of three government employed doctors, two of whom have been detained and the third taken to an unknown destination, after working in the conflict zone in Sri Lanka. In a letter to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Dr. Yoram Blachar, President of the WMA, calls for the three doctors to be given immediate access to lawyers and either charged or released. In his letter sent, Dr.

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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on June 9th, 2009