Festering wounds of Sri Lanka’s war

On the fifth anniversary of the end of the war in Sri Lanka, major challenges remain unresolved.

Amarnath Amarasingam

Amarnath Amarasingam is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University and also teaches at Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo.

The Tamil Tigers enforced a mandatory draft towards the end of the conflict when many of their fighters died [Reuters]

Festering wounds of Sri Lanka’s war by nelvely