The same thing happened in Sri Lanka soon after the ethnic riots in 1983. Tamil civilians lost faith in the GoSL ... Very frequently such risks have led to civilian casualties in war. Such mistakes ...

Both had escaped Sri Lanka’s wantonly vicious civil war, pitting the army, controlled by the majority Sinhalese, against Tamil rebels. She had fled Jaffna with her family, leaping over the ...

“They’re trampling on our graves with their boots,” said Kavitha, a young Tamil woman ... to the security forces at the end of the war. Sri Lanka must disclose what it did with the thousands ...

the decades-long civil war of Sri Lanka can arguably be traced back to the British favouritism of the minority Tamil population of British Ceylon. Although there were extensive Tamil settlements ...

Nearly two decades have passed since the 26-year civil war ended in Sri Lanka. Yet, Muslims displaced from the island nation still face significant challenges in returning to their homes and ...

After more than 20 years of war, in February 2002 the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam signed a ceasefire agreement. Barriers to travel, dialogue, and understanding ...

The year was marked by prolonged political infighting in Colombo, renewed clashes between Sri Lankan military forces and the armed separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil ... Sri Lanka's war-torn ...

As the ICFI statement explained, none of the so-called independent states established after World War II had met the ... Socialist States of Tamil Eelam and Sri Lanka.” [2] 25-4.

Premier Starmer said his administration will commit to advocate human rights and justice for the Tamil victims in Sri Lanka. The British Prime Minister hosted a vibrant and culturally significant ...