Sri Lanka accused of waging 'silent war' as Tamil land is appropriated by army

US thinktank claims post-conflict harmony undermined by military occupation in north and east, combined with land grabs that have marginalised Tamil people

Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil women hold portraits of missing relatives during a protest in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Photograph: Eranga Jayawardena/AP

Sam Jones-Thursday 28 May 2015

Six years after the end of Sri Lanka’s long and bloody civil war, a “silent” conflict is being waged across the island, with tens of thousands of government troops continuing to occupy the north and east and the army expanding its property developments on land belonging to displaced Tamils, a new report claims.

Sri Lanka Accused of Waging 'Silent War' as Tamil Land is Appropriated by Army by Thavam Ratna