north and east of Sri Lanka – People for Equality and Relief in Lanka

Sri Lanka: No Progress on Justice

By pearlaction | January 24, 2012 |

[Human Rights Watch] The Sri Lankan government in the past year failed to advance justice and accountability for the victims of the country’s 26-year-long civil conflict, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2012. While Sri Lanka’s war-ravaged north and east became more open, the government deepened repression of basic freedoms throughout the…

Sri Lanka: Women’s Insecurity in the North and East

By pearlaction | December 20, 2011 |

[International Crisis Group] Women in Sri Lanka’s predominantly Tamil-speaking north and east are facing a desperate lack of security in the aftermath of the long civil war. Today many still live in fear of violence from various sources. Those who fall victim to it have little means of redress. Women’s economic security is precarious, and…