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UNICEF supports effort to trace missing children in post-conflict Sri Lanka

By pearlaction | July 20, 2011 |

[Unicef Newsline] Since December 2009, UNICEF has supported the Family Tracing Unit based in Vavuniya, northern Sri Lanka. This joint venture with the government aims to help reunite families such as Jhoncy’s, who were separated during the final phase of Sri Lanka’s civil conflict. [Full Story]

No information for relatives on Sri Lanka missing

By pearlaction | June 23, 2011 |

[BBC] Ten days ago police said they would give details about those detained in the war, which ended in May 2009. BBC Sinhala has learned of only one man out of hundreds who went to the former war zone of Vavuniya and actually found out where his relative was. Thousands of families are still seeking…

In Sri Lanka, Fear of Being ‘Disappeared’

By pearlaction | April 1, 2008 |

[Washington Post] Under a recent military offensive to wipe out those rebels, government forces have abducted hundreds of members of the Tamil minority group, including civilians, according to human rights groups. Many of the “disappeared” never turn up again. Rights activists say Sri Lanka’s growing ties with Iran, China and Russia have emboldened the government…