Publications
Tainted Peace – Torture in Sri Lanka since May 2009
This report is about torture practised by the military, police and intelligence services in Sri Lanka. It is based on a study conducted by Freedom from Torture of 148 Sri Lankan torture cases forensically documented by expert doctors in our Medico-Legal Report (MLR) Service, in accordance with the standards set out in the UN Manual […]
Download This Publication (External Link)The Forever Victims? Tamil Women in Post-War Sri Lanka
This report documents the negative impacts of 6 years of militarization on Tamil women’s lives in Sri Lanka. Based on over fifty interviews in the former conflict zone, it uncovered a very disturbing dynamic, in which efforts to protect women from sexual violence end up undermining their political and economic agency, making them even more […]
Download This Publication (External Link)A Still Unfinished War: Sri Lanka’s Survivors of Torture and Sexual Violence 2009-2015
This report by the International Truth & Justice Project exposes the systematic persecution of the Tamil community through torture, rape, illegal detention and killings committed by the state authorities.
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Sri Lanka’s Potemkin Peace: Democracy Under Fire
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“We Will Teach You a Lesson” Sexual Violence against Tamils by Sri Lankan Security Forces
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Attacks on Jaffna University Students 2012
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Sri Lanka: Women’s Insecurity in the North and East
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