Britain suspended around $3 million of debt relief aid to the government earlier this month, citing human rights and defence spending concerns amid renewed civil war between the state and Tamil Tiger rebels.
The United States followed suit last week, announcing it had suspended an aid project given "the security situation and the human rights situation".
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