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Appendix:<br />
Cases of Rape and O<strong>the</strong>r Sexual Violence by Sri Lankan<br />
Security Forces, 2006-2012<br />
(presented in reverse chronological order)<br />
Note on sources: in 60 of <strong>the</strong> 75 cases documented in this appendix, we spoke directly<br />
with <strong>the</strong> victim and were able to obtain medical records with <strong>the</strong> consent of <strong>the</strong> victim,<br />
corroborating <strong>the</strong> victim’s claims of rape and o<strong>the</strong>r sexual violence. In ano<strong>the</strong>r 8 cases, we<br />
spoke directly with <strong>the</strong> victim and relied on sources o<strong>the</strong>r than medical records to<br />
corroborate his or her claims. In 3 of <strong>the</strong>se 8 cases, no medico legal <strong>report</strong>s were prepared<br />
since <strong>the</strong> UK courts found <strong>the</strong> victims’ account of rape and torture credible and granted<br />
<strong>the</strong>m asylum. In <strong>the</strong> remaining 5 cases, we spoke to witnesses who were present with <strong>the</strong><br />
victim after <strong>the</strong>ir rape. In 7 cases, we were not able to speak directly with <strong>the</strong> victim but<br />
obtained medico-legal <strong>report</strong>s, prepared by doctors and submitted to <strong>the</strong> courts in support<br />
of <strong>the</strong>ir asylum claim, that provided detailed evidence of sexual abuse. For ease of<br />
presentation below, we reference medical <strong>report</strong>s in citations only in <strong>the</strong> cases in which<br />
<strong>the</strong>y were our main source for <strong>the</strong> case or in which we had no access to such records.<br />
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