The inhumane ragging at the University of Peradeniya has been reaching new heights and the recently reported sexual abuse is the tip of the iceberg, AntiRagging Students’ Collective convener Yukti Ekadeera said yesterday.
Anti Ragging Students’ Collective convener Yukti Ekadeera speaking at the news conference with Sanjeewa Bandara looking on. Pic by Kushan Pathiraja “Physical abuse has taken a turn for the worse, leading to sexual abuse. We also have proof that students are forced to work at the massage parlour,” Mr. Ekadeera said. He said he too was victimized during his first year at the University of Peradeniya when he was beaten and put into a toilet pit.
According to him, only a handful of the student union leaders take ragging to new heights, deeply scarring the victims. All first year students face the dilemma of choosing between pleasing the student unions and adhering to the University administration, Mr. Ekadeera said.
“We are forced to take part in protests against the University Administration,” Mr. Ekadeera said. The student unions would force the first year students to oppose the University administration’s orders and as a result, the first year students would be suspended, he said.
“These are the terrors that exist within Universities and we want the whole country to know,” Mr. Ekadeera said.
“We are forced to take part in protests against the University Administration,” Mr. Ekadeera said. The student unions would force the first year students to oppose the University administration’s orders and as a result, the first year students would be suspended, he said.
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