Rajapaksa, who became president in 2005, escalated the war against the Tigers, and four years later government forces cornered the fighters and tens of thousands of Tamil civilians in a slender ...

Restrictions in the north and east, disproportionately affecting Tamil civilians, prevented many displaced persons from reaching work sites to earn a living, attend schools, or seek urgent medical ...

Like many Tamil civilians “disappeared” in security force operations, Krishanthy was abducted from a military checkpoint; her family members and neighbor who attempted to find her were taken ...

Fifteen years after the war ended, families do not know if their children are dead or alive.

The plight of Tamils trapped in the war took centre-stage. Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee created a furore in Parliament by his statement that LTTE had killed fleeing Tamil civilians and done much ...

A resolution moved by the newly elected government of the AIADMK, also called for speedy resettlement of civilians uprooted from their homes during the last stages of the war with the Tamil guerrillas ...

The actual numbers of civilian lives lost during that period are still not known. UN agencies put the numbers of Tamil civilians killed at around 40,000 -vide UN Secretary General Banki Moon report.

While the government says it is willing to engage with the international community to seek closure of human rights issues, any solution should conform to the country's constitution.