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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Sri Lanka's leader vows rights reforms as debt crisis looms

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Sri Lanka’s leader on Tuesday promised human rights reforms and “justice” for missing persons from the country's civil war, after years of resisting calls for such measures.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was speaking before a new session of Parliament as the Sri Lankan government looks for international support in dealing with a heavy fiscal and debt crisis.

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