The displacement of the entire town of Jaffna has had a profound impact on Tamil self-understanding.
The doctrine of the US military and its allies accepts the necessity in war of destroying economic targets, particularly those with ‘dual-uses’
'Almost every evening, dead bodies were brought there and soldiers were asked to bury them'
Whilst registered as a political party, the EPDP's primary role is as one the military’s most effective paramilitary groups.
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka plans to resume mining ilmenite rich sands. The LTTE has vowed to prevent the ''plundering'' of Tamil resources.
Evidence of a civilisation which reached a high level of development, organisation and cultural advancement from as early as 11,000 years ago is emerging in Tamil Nadu.
Three different instances of moral policing involving academicians, politicians and the police have stirred a hornet’s nest.
‘As we entered the premises of the Nallur Kandasamy temple we were confronted by a sea of people seated on the white sands under the blazing sun.’
The difficulty in bringing the Sri Lankan military personnel responsible for rights abuses to justice was highlighted last week when one victim in a high profile rape case disappeared and the other reported receiving death threats.
A victim remembers a night in Sri Lankan military custody