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Written by: Karina Juma, Eliza Meeson, and Abarna Selvarajah Beginning in the 1970s, the Sri Lankan state was able to neutralise the potential political cost of producing refuge-seekers by labeling Tamil political activity as terrorism, accordingly equating the Tamil people as terrorists. As demonstrated by our previous research, the Sri Lankan state has used lawContinue reading “எங்கள் உரிமை (this is our right): the histories of resilience and strength from Tamil refugees.”

Political Stakes for the Sri Lankan state During the civil war, the Sri Lankan state was able to neutralise the potential political cost of producing refuge-seekers by labeling Tamil political activity as terrorism. The state began describing Tamil militancy as terrorism in the early 1970s (Nadarajah & Sriskandarajah, 89). By the 1979 PTA, terrorism hadContinue reading “The resettlement journeys of Tamil refugees.”

Authors: Karina Juma, Eliza Meeson, and Abarna Selvarajah. Historical Context Sri Lanka has historically been inhabited by diverse ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious groups, including the majority Buddhist Sinhalese and the minority Hindu, Christian and Muslim Tamils. The Tamil people are largely concentrated in the North-East provinces of the island, which many refer to asContinue reading “Sri Lanka: a case study on the displacement of the Tamil peoples.”