Human rights defender Brito Fernando from Sri Lanka has been awarded this year's Per Anger Prize for his work searching for missing Sri Lankans. According to Sveriges Radio Nyheter, Fernando leads the organization Families for the Disappeared, which reportedly represents over 20,000 families in Sri Lanka. Borås Tidning reports that according to the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, Sri Lanka has among the highest levels in the world of unresolved cases of enforced disappearances.
Sri Lankan activist Brito Fernando wins Per Anger Prize
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- Brito Fernando, a Sri Lankan human rights defender, has won the Per Anger Prize.
- He leads Families for the Disappeared, which reportedly represents over 20,000 families.
- Sri Lanka reportedly has among the world's highest levels of unresolved enforced disappearances.
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