The Diplomat

An Unfair Trade: Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tea Workers

Since childhood, Karthika has spent her life in the tea fields of Ella, picking leaves to meet her daily quota. For 18 kilograms, she earns just $4.36 a day. Even after last year’s government pay ...
The Diplomat

The Tamil Question in a Changing Sri Lanka: The Limits of Dissanayake’s Leftist Agenda

A failure to engage with Tamil demands for justice, accountability, and autonomy will ultimately prevent Dissanayake from realizing the reforms he envisions, even for the Sinhala south. As Sri Lanka ...
Human Rights Watch

Sri Lanka’s Tamil Women Await Justice 16 Years Since War’s End

This Sunday, May 18, marks 16 years since the Sri Lankan government defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), ending an armed conflict that had raged for 26 years. But while the fighting ...