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Militant use of children in Sri Lanka has been an internationally recognized problem since the inception of the Sri Lankan civil war in 1983. The primary recruiters of under the age of 18 children are the rebel LTTE movement and the Karuna group , a break-away faction of the LTTE working with Sri Lanka Forces .
Amnesty International prisoners of conscience who are or were held by Sri Lanka. Pages in category "Amnesty International prisoners of conscience held by Sri Lanka" This category contains only the following page.
Shoba continued her education in Vanni before joining the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. [10] Shoba married a LTTE cadre in 2007 and had a daughter. [11] Her infant daughter, Akal, was killed by Sri Lanka Air Force bombing on 15 March 2009. [10] [12] Her husband was also killed in the final months of the civil war in 2009.
NewsFirst or News 1st is a Sri Lankan news organization owned by the Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd. [1] News 1st primarily broadcasts news, live on three TV channels (Sirasa TV, Shakthi TV, TV 1, five radio channels (Sirasa FM, Yes FM, Shakthi FM, Y FM and Legends FM), three websites in Sinhala, English & Tamil languages, and social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter).
After the signing of the ceasefire agreement in 2002 between the LTTE and the Government of Sri Lanka, TRO was recognised by the Government as a legitimate NGO and was granted NGO status. During the period 2002 to 2005 TRO operated from offices across Sri Lanka in both Government and LTTE controlled areas providing post war and post tsunami ...
Vasantham TV broadcasts to the Western Province of Sri Lanka on VHF channel 10. The channel extended its coverage to the North and East of Sri Lanka on 6 January 2010, transmitting via UHF channel 25 and Vasantham TV expand its coverage island wide soon. [citation needed] Furthermore, viewers can stream the channel live, online via the ITN website.
The Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front (ENDLF) is a former Indian backed Tamil militant group in Sri Lanka.It was formed in 1987 as an amalgamation of splinter groups from other militant groups (Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front, People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam, Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization). [1]
Francis Joseph, also known as Father Francis, is a Catholic Tamil priest. He disappeared along with hundreds of Sri Lankan Tamils when they surrendered to the Sri Lankan army on 18 May 2009. They crossed the Vattuvagal bridge from LTTE -held areas and crossed into Sri Lanka government-held area, boarded army buses, and were never seen again.