Tamils raising awareness of rights violations in Sri Lanka

CHAMPAIGN – Three minority Tamils from the island of Sri Lanka were in Champaign this weekend, part of a walk from Chicago to Washington, D.C., to tell America about rights violations in Sri Lanka.

They started walking May 26 and will probably finish in October, covering 20 miles at a stretch and sometimes staying in cities for several days.

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