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Silenced for Truth: Justice Denied for Journalist Sugirdharajan
Nineteen years ago, on a fateful morning in Trincomalee, Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan, known to his...
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Shot Dead While Fleeing in Fear of an Army Jeep
The years 1988/89 marked a period of armed youth uprisings in Sri Lanka, during which the...
Caught in Crossfire: Ravichandran’s Story
The brutal memories of the past war remain etched in the life of Sivanaiya Raja, a resident of...
Matara Eliyakanda Torture Camp
During the period from 1987 to 1990, amidst the insurrection led by the People’s Liberation Front...
Manikkhami’s Story
The village of Bowatta in Welikanda, Polonnaruwa, is a settlement established under the Mahaweli...
Thusitha’s life after a terrorist attack
Until 1995, Bowatta in Welikanda was a resilient farming village where people built their lives...
Masaida’s Story; a victim of trafficking during war
A group of people from Trincomalee was resettled in the village of Kudapokuna, Welikanda, under the...
Punchikumari’s Story
Polonnaruwa’s Sinhapura village in Welikanda is another settlement established under the Mahaweli...
The Mystery of Father Michael Rodrigo’s Assassination
Suba Seth Gedara in Buttala known as the Buddhist-Christian Dialogue and Conscientization is a...
Poddala Jayantha’s Fight for Justice Against Torture
Despite living in the United States under political asylum with his family for nearly 15 years,...
Selvanadhan’s Silent Absence: Poverty, Loss, and the Quest for Truth
The legacy of Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war is etched into the lives of those who remain,...
A Life Shattered by Violence
On January 16, 2008, Chandrawathi from Buttala boarded a bus to her workplace, only for it to be...
Grant Us Fair Compensation
Priyanthi Kaluperuma, a resident of Amarathungama in the Agunakolapelessa Divisional Secretariat...
They were neither given his remains nor provided with a death certificate
Nayana Priyamini was a young girl at the time, living with her mother, two uncles, and two aunts in...
The Heartbreaking Story Behind Akram Farmhouse
Abdul Majeed Akram Hila, founder of Akram Farm House in Kalmunai, was abducted by LTTE members on...
Neetha Nelundeniya; a displaced woman, a community leader and an entrepreneur
Neetha Nelumdeniya is a 55-year-old mother of three children who lives in Nawa Gammanaya (New...
A Tale of Humanity Amidst the Ravages of War
By Nimal Abeysinghe, Journalist The human mind is complex, magnificent, and extraordinary. It is...
Lalith and Kugan: Two Disappeared Human Rights Activists
On December 10, 2011, the Supreme Court issued a writ of habeas corpus to the then Secretary of...
A Driver from Kalutara Who Faced Trial in a Rebel-Controlled Area During the War
In 2002, Sri Lanka was experiencing a ceasefire between the government and the Liberation Tigers of...
The Struggles and Revival of Tamil Buddhism in Sri Lanka
“Our village, located in Vadamarachchi, Jaffna district, is a Tamil village of Tamil...
Nilanthini’s Story: A Life Shaped by Disappearance and Loss
When Nilanthini was just ten years old, her father was abducted by a militant group. Despite the...
War’s Lasting Impact on Somalatha and Her Community in Polonnaruwa
Somalatha’s husband was killed by terrorists and her son disappeared after being abducted. She is...
A Man Who Lost 18 Family Members in Kebithigollewa Bus Bomb
On June 13, 2006, Kebitigollewa bus bombing claimed the lives of 68 people, mostly women and...
Disappearance: A Crime Worse Than Killing
On September 28, 1998, war came to my doorstep. Since that day, I’ve been working for peace in...
Divided into Two Ethnicities;The Story of Rathnasami’s Family
Why did members of one family, in the same country, have to be divided by two ethnicities and two...
Searching for 34 Years for the 158 People Handed Over to the Military – Dr. T. Jayasingham
“In 1990, while I was working as a lecturer at Eastern University, I was tasked with overseeing a...
Mullivaikkal Remembrance and Mullivaikkal Porridge
During the final stages of the war in May 2009, a number of civilians trapped in areas affected by...
