Posted on May 24th, 2021
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
A Sri Lankan student, detained by the Japanese immigration begged to be released to a hospital for medical care.
But, the officials refused.
She died on March 6, 2021 alone in her cell.
Protesters holding up pictures of Wishma during a demonstration in Tokyo. (Courtesy: Kyodo)
The records reviewed by Daily Mirror show instructions from a doctor reading: If (medicine) cannot be administered orally, she should receive an IV drip and be hospitalised.” The comment contradicts the content of the interim report, which says no recommendation for hospitalisation was made
Wishma dreamed of becoming an English teacher in Japan. She loved the country, its culture, and its people so dearly that when her mother was nervous about sending Wishma alone to an unknown country, Wishma said It is Japan. I am gonna be safe and fine.”