“An Appeal to the Next President of Sri Lanka!” by Women Affected by War

The forthcoming election is the second Presidential election after the war. Since then, the North and East of Sri Lanka has undergone heightened militarisation. Around 89,000 women headed households in the former war areas struggle to address livelihood needs, look after their remaining family and in many cases also look for their missing loved ones. Despite numerous promises, no independent investigation into serious human rights violations has resulted in a successful prosecution and conviction of alleged perpetrators, a sign of the culture of impunity pervasive in post war Sri Lanka.

We, the undersigned women both from Sri Lanka and outside take this moment to call on the candidates to publicly acknowledge the situation faced by a significant number of women across Sri Lanka.


OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
DM (6 janvier 2015). “An Appeal to the Next President of Sri Lanka!” by Women Affected by War. SRI LANKA & DIASPORAS. Consulté le 14 novembre 2024 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/u8l2


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