Reverend Fr. Thiruchchelvan Nihal Jim Brown and Wenceslaus Vinces Vimalathas went missing after a friend left them at a Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) checkpoint on Kayts Island off the northern peninsula of Jaffna on 20 August at approximately 14:10. There is great concern for their safety, and Amnesty International fears that they may be victims of “disappearance”.
