Sri Lanka's War Is Long Over, But Reconciliation Remains Elusive

The Catholic bishop of Mannar, Rayappu Joseph, has been an outspoken critic of military abuses by government forces during the long civil war. "Where are they?" the bishop says of those who are missing. "We want justice."

Mannar, in northern Sri Lanka, is a fishing village where ethnic Tamils live. The country's long civil war ended in 2009, but many in the village say there will not be reconciliation until there's an accounting of the thousands who disappeared during the fighting.Julie McCarthy/NPR

JULIE MCCARTHY

JUNE 29, 2015

Sri Lanka, a palm-fringed island in the Indian Ocean, is in the sixth year of peace. But as the country prepares for elections in August, the legacy of its long civil war still casts a shadow.

Sri Lanka's War is Long Over, But Reconciliation Remains Elusive by Thavam Ratna