27/10/2009 - The Island

 

 

Photo: A group of 140 former LTTE child soldiers, who underwent rehabilitation in welfare camps in Vavuniya, were permitted by the Government to pursue their educational activities at a special section of the Colombo Hindu College. Minister of Justice and Law Reforms Milinda Moragoda meets some of the ex-child combatants on their arrival in Colombo. The combatants will study in classes from Grade 8 to the Advanced Level.