The History of the Tamil Tigers
The conflict between Sri Lanka's government forces and armed Tamil rebels has raged for nearly 60 years. Thousands have died and many more have been made homeless by the fighting. Here…
Tamil Tigers
Tamil Tigers, byname of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), guerrilla organization that sought to establish an independent Tamil state, Eelam, in northern and eastern Sri Lanka. The LTTE was established in 1976 by Velupillai…
CONFLICT AND CONFUSION IN SRI LANKA
Throughout most of this decade, Sri Lanka has suffered from escalating violence. Once the envy of many developing countries for its educational and health care systems, the current crisis has…
Sri Lankan Civil War
By Kallie Szczepanski Background Great Britain ruled Sri Lanka—then called Ceylon—from 1815 to 1948. When the British arrived, the country was dominated by Sinhalese speakers whose ancestors likely arrived on…
Sri Lankan Civil War
By Kallie Szczepanski Updated July 08, 2019 Background Great Britain ruled Sri Lanka—then called Ceylon—from 1815 to 1948. When the British arrived, the country was dominated by Sinhalese speakers whose…
The Sri Lankan Conflict
Introduction The conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has lasted nearly three decades and is one of the longest-running civil wars in Asia. More…
The Right to Food
New Global Society Report launched on the eve of the World Food Day 2018 Rome, 12 October 2018 – The right to food is a fundamental pillar to the right to…
right to food
America needs a comprehensive national strategy to end hunger, a strategy based on the fundamental human right to food. In 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed in his State of the…
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
The post of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food was created in 2000 (UN Commission on Human Rights resolution 2000/10). The mandate was subsequently modified by a 2007…
Special rapporteur on the right to food
The Special Rapporteur is an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council to examine and report back on a country situation or a specific human rights theme. This position…