Trincomalee
Language rights, land, ethnic violence, displacement, armed conflict, Indian intervention and enforced disappearances.
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Evidence of events affecting Tamil civilians
This archive will document events in Trincomalee, Amparai, Batticaloa, Jaffna, Vavuniya, Mannar, Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi through contemporaneous reporting, official records, human-rights reports, academic research and testimony.
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District collections
Tamil · EnglishAmparai
Gal Oya, killings, allegations of sexual violence, arrests and disappearances, displacement and destruction of property.
View the collection →Batticaloa
Evidence concerning attacks on civilians, village displacement, disappearances and wartime life will be catalogued here.
Sources being collectedJaffna
Sources on the post-1983 struggle, military operations, the IPKF period and civilian experience will be catalogued here.
Sources being collectedVavuniya
Sources on border villages, Up-country Tamil settlements, detention, arrests and displacement will be catalogued here.
Sources being collectedMannar
Documents on refugee journeys by sea, attacks on villages, military operations and civilian testimony will be catalogued here.
Sources being collectedMullaitivu
Sources concerning Kokkilai, Thennamaravadi and other border areas, displacement and wartime attacks will be catalogued here.
Sources being collectedKilinochchi
Evidence on settlement, military operations, displacement and everyday life under war will be catalogued here.
Sources being collectedEvery entry will distinguish documented fact from testimony, a party’s allegation, an official claim or a researcher’s interpretation.
Document types
Preserved with source detailsContemporaneous reporting
Newspaper evidence catalogued with publication date, page number and publisher.
Official and research records
Commission reports, human-rights documentation and academic publications.
Oral histories and photographs
Testimony preserved with available information on date, place, ownership and context.
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