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Despite pressure at home and from the international community, truth and justice have not yet been achieved. Journalist Prageeth disappeared on Jan. 24, 2010, in Colombo, two days before the presidential election in which he was campaigning against former president Mahinda Rajapaksa. For 11 years, I have walked everywhere to seek justice. I ran to find not only my husband but also other disappeared people, said Sandya at the N.M Perera Center in Borella on Jan. 25. My effort is to find those who seek justice in this country and for the building of a better society. Sandya, who won the US International Women of Courage Award in 2017, created a website (ekneligodaforum.org) to help deliver justice for Sri Lanka s disappeared. She urges journalists and others to use the website to find information on Prageeth and others still missing.

Sri lankaSri lankanMahinda rajapaksaPrageeth eknaligodaLasantha wickramatungaLasantha wickrematungeSandya eknaligodaSubramaniyam sugitharajahSeetha ranjaniPrageeth ekneligodaSathasivam sivashanmugamurthyNm perera centerUs international women of courage awardInternational committee to protect journalistsFree media movementCourage award