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Sri Lanka: Women’s Insecurity in the North and East

Asia Report N°217, 20 December 2011

Sri Lankan Tamils gather to watch Sri Lanka's President Rajapaksa speak in Kilinochchi.

Women in Sri Lanka’s predominantly Tamil-speaking north and east are facing a desperate lack of security in the aftermath of the long civil war.

Recent Reports

Sri Lanka: Women’s Insecurity in the North and East, Asia Report N°217, 20 Dec 2011

Women in Sri Lanka’s predominantly Tamil-speaking north and east are facing a desperate lack of security in the aftermath of the long civil war.

Reconciliation in Sri Lanka: Harder than Ever, Asia Report N°209, 18 Jul 2011

President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s authoritarian and Sinhalese nationalist post-war policies are undermining prospects for reconciling Sri Lanka’s ethnic communities, weakening democracy for all Sri Lankans and increasing the risk of a return to violent conflict.

India and Sri Lanka after the LTTE, Asia Report N°206, 23 Jun 2011

India needs to push Sri Lanka harder towards steps that will avert a return to violent conflict on the island.

War Crimes in Sri Lanka, Asia Report N°191, 17 May 2010

Newly revealed evidence of war crimes in Sri Lanka last year makes an international inquiry essential.

The Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora after the LTTE, Asia Report Nº186, 23 Feb 2010

For the past quarter-century the Tamil diaspora has shaped the Sri Lankan political landscape through its financial and ideological support to the military struggle for an independent Tamil state.

Sri Lanka: A Bitter Peace, Asia Briefing N°99, 11 Jan 2010

No matter which of the two main Sinhalese candidates wins Sri Lanka’s 26 January presidential election, the international community must take steps to ensure he addresses the marginalisation of Tamils and other minorities in the interest of peace and stability.

Sri Lanka’s Judiciary: Politicised Courts, Compromised Rights, Asia Report N°172, 30 Jun 2009

Sri Lanka’s judiciary is failing to protect constitutional and human rights.

Development Assistance and Conflict in Sri Lanka: Lessons from the Eastern Province, Asia Report N°165, 16 Apr 2009

Violence, political instability and the government’s reluctance to devolve power or resources to the fledgling provincial council are undermining ambitious plans for developing Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province.

Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province: Land, Development, Conflict, Asia Report N°159, 15 Oct 2008

Sri Lanka’s government must address the security needs and land-related grievances of all ethnic communities in its Eastern Province or risk losing a unique opportunity for development and peace.

Sri Lanka's Return to War: Limiting the Damage, Asia Report N°146, 20 Feb 2008

Sri Lanka is in civil war again, and there are no prospects of a peace process resuming soon.

Sri Lanka: Sinhala Nationalism and the Elusive Southern Consensus, Asia Report N°141, 7 Nov 2007

Sinhala nationalism, long an obstacle to the resolution of Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict, is again driving political developments on the island.

Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Crisis, Asia Report N°135, 14 Jun 2007

The resumption of war between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has been accompanied by widespread human rights abuses by both sides.

Sri Lanka’s Muslims: Caught in the Crossfire, Asia Report N°134, 29 May 2007

Throughout much of the 25-year Sri Lankan conflict, attention has focused on the confrontation between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils.

Sri Lanka: The Failure of the Peace Process, Asia Report N°124, 28 Nov 2006

After four years of relative peace, Sri Lanka has again plunged into military conflict between the government and the separatist Tamil group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

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Conflict History

For detailed background information on the situation in Sri Lanka, see our conflict history.

Sri Lanka: Post-War Progress Report

For information on the situation in post-war Sri Lanka, see our Post-War Progress Report.

The Limits of State Sovereignty: R2P in the 21st Century

Eighth Neelam Tiruchelvam Memorial Lecture by Gareth Evans, former President of the International Crisis Group,  at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES), Colombo, 29 July 2007. Click here to access.

The text of this speech is also available in Sinhala.

Sri Lanka: Conflict Risk Alert

Read our Conflict Risk Alert for Sri Lanka that we published back in March 2009.

Sri Lanka: Crisis Group Refuses to Appear Before Flawed Commission

In a joint letter, the International Crisis Group, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International declined the invitation of Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) to appear before it. Here you can read the media release from the 14th October 2010.