45 years ago, the #JaffnaLibrary burned.
Nearly 97,000 books, manuscripts, and irreplaceable historical records were destroyed in one of the most devastating acts of cultural destruction in the modern era.
#CulturalGenocide
17 years ago, Sri Lanka’s civil war came to an end in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka.
During the final clash between Sri Lankan military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, tens of thousands of civilians were killed. 17 years on, there has been no accountability.
HRW's @PearsonElaine is in Sri Lanka ⤵️
Originally published in the 1976 edition of The Torch Bearer, the yearbook of Vembadi Girls’ High School, author Janarthini Kailainathan was a student in Grade 8 P.
It's been 6 yrs since e relatives of #forcibly_disappeared in N&E began to protest.
The state doesn't reveal truth & those who seek for justice e oppressed.
South glorifies the crimes and becomes complicit in state criminality.
🎥@ protest march marking 6th yr in #Kilinochchi
families of the disappeared mark 06 years since the beginning of their continues street protest in Kilinochchi , Today a rally started from Kilinochchi Kandasamy kovil to kilinochchi war Victory Monument
#Disappearedlk#disappearedtamils
ராஜீவ் கொலை வழக்கில் விடுவிக்கப்பட்ட அறுவரையும் வன்மத்தோடு திட்டித்தீர்க்கும் தமிழக சமூகவலைத்தளப் பாவனையாளர்களை அவதானிக்கிறேன்.
கொலை, குற்றம் போன்ற நீதிமன்றம் கவனித்த, சதியின் பின்னணி பற்றி இன்னும் தொடரும் மர்மங்கள், தப்பித்துக்கொண்டோர் பற்றிச் சொல்லப்படும் விடயங்கள் தாண்டி.. 1/2