After the Easter Sunday attack on April 21, 2019, anti-Muslim violence spread in areas such as Negombo and Minuwangoda. Shops belonging to Muslims in the Minuwangoda area were attacked, looted and set on fire. Several Muslims were killed and many injured in the attacks. Muslim mosques were also seriously damaged by violent Sinhalese groups.Justice has…
The army in our areas has a great impact on our daily lives and businesses. They have not left out any sector. They even run salons. They run hotels, big restaurants and even small cool-spots. From large-scale businesses to self-employed people who run road-side food huts are affected by this. These hotels are not inspected…
As women living in Mannar, we are often subjected to military checks. Sometimes we have sanitary napkins inside our bags. Even if there are new packets that have not been even open, the army asks us to open the packet and show it. They make indecent jokes and make us uncomfortable. My husband is a…
When I was abandoned with four children, the eldest child was 13 years old. Initially I lived on the street with my children. Later I managed to build a small hut. I make a living by harvesting prawns and sea cucumbers. This is the job of many widow-headed households in this area. We are not…
My one and a half acre land in Mutthyankatu area is occupied by the army. We have cultivated red onions and green chillies in the land since we were children. With the permission of the army, I visited my land. The camp kitchen is built on my land. When the land was owned by us,…
I had three sons and a daughter. My husband and two eldest sons died in the war. By 2009, my younger son was at home after finishing O/Ls. Younger son left home searching for a job as household expenses were very high. My son did not come home until today. I searched for my son…
We had a son and a daughter. My son’s name is Manokovananthan Regan and he was 21 years old then. My son left home to go to Madu Church. None of us went with him. My son always goes with his friends. When my son was in the church that day, curfew was imposed and…
We have three daughters. It was January 8, 2007. At that time, the youngest daughter was 02 years old. After playing with her since morning, my husband (Nadarasa Perambarasa) left home at around 1 in the afternoon saying that he is going to Vavuniya. He had taken out a loan to build this house. He…
Unlike other people in the country, we do not have a formal identity. We are called Indian Tamils. But we identify ourselves as Malayagam Tamils. We cultivate tea which is a major economic source for this country. However, we are not getting proper pay and till date we do not have our own address. We…
Our first Line residence was uninhabitable, so the estate supervisors told us that they would build new houses. This work started in 2018. The houses built were not completed and there were many shortages. Even though these houses are built, we do not have the deed to this land. An old man was recently taken…