So far, 19 bodies have been found. Thousands of Tamils were disappeared during civil war that ended in 2009.
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Jeevan Ravindran is a freelance journalist focusing on human rights, based between London and Jaffna. She has worked with Reuters, CNN and most recent... ly as a researcher at Amnesty International.
So far, 19 bodies have been found. Thousands of Tamils were disappeared during civil war that ended in 2009.
She portrayed working-class women on screen and became a beauty icon. Fonseka, 78, died on Saturday.
Tamils commemorating loved ones lost or ‘disappeared’ during the civil war are still waiting for answers.