Sri Lanka after the war: a timeline
Sri Lanka after the war: a timeline
For Lanka, A Long Road to Democratic Reform Awaits
For Lanka, A Long Road to Democratic Reform Awaits
Commentary / Asia 1 minute

Sri Lanka after the war: a timeline

Three years after Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war, the island is still far from genuine reconciliation.

Beginning with the last months of the civil war, this timeline traces the Sri Lankan government’s deepening authoritarianism, failure to protect minority rights and denial of mounting evidence that war crimes were committed during the war.

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