Mar 18, 2012
Three women who spoke during a group discussion: Tavamani, Vasantharani, and Sarada. Tavamani: During the end of the war everyone was in the bunkers because there was so much shelling that we couldn’t come out. I heard children crying in the next bunker. Their mother...
Mar 17, 2012
Anandarajah, in his sixties, is the father of Sindu, who is twenty-five. Former LTTE court clerk Anandarajah speaks first, followed by his daughter Sindu, a former LTTE fighter. Anandarajah: Just after the ceasefire agreement on Dec 26, 2005, when the Security Forces...
Mar 16, 2012
Suresh, in his thirties, has a gentle demeanor. Although he was fearful about sharing his experiences, his wish to speak was strong. With my family, I was displaced from Oddusuddan to Mulliyawalai then to Puthukudiruppu in November 2008. We took some of our most...
Mar 15, 2012
Thushi, in her thirties, is the wife of a LTTE leader who disappeared, and Nilani, in her twenties, is her sister-in-law. Thushi: At the time I joined the LTTE they didn’t force recruitment, instead they gave speeches at schools and I was motivated by Ilamparithi’s...
Mar 14, 2012
Photographer undisclosed, Nanthi Kadal Lagoon, Mullaittivu, Sri Lanka, August 2011 On Wednesday the 14th at 10:55pm GMT, Channel 4 aired a documentary about the appalling events that took place on this beach and elsewhere in May of 2009. It is available to stream all...
