It was the first-ever public event on the island where mostly majority ethnic Sinhalese memorialised the minority group.

It was the first-ever public event on the island where mostly majority ethnic Sinhalese memorialised the minority group.
Sri Lanka amends Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) but opposition says the changes will not stop abuses under the law.
President promises rights reforms and ‘justice’ for missing people after years of resisting calls for such measures.
Relatives forced out of cemeteries as they attempted to light lamps at graves of loved ones who died in the conflict.
Probe against Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda highlighted extrajudicial killings during the nation’s 37-year ethnic war.
Opposition legislator Selvarajah Kajendran arrested for remembering rebel who died campaigning for minority community.
At least 29 refugees tried to take their own lives last month to protest their detention at a camp in Tamil Nadu state.
International Truth and Justice Project report says 15 Tamils were beaten, burned, suffocated and sexually assaulted.
President pardons 16 men as island nation faces UN pressure over detentions without charge under an anti-terrorism law.
UN’s human rights chief warns the systems and policies that allowed grave rights abuses remain in place.
Destruction of monument at Jaffna University, showing arms sticking out of a mound, prompted threats of general strike.
Vijay Sethupathi withdraws from the project after cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan warns him of backlash from Tamils.
Dozens have been protesting for the past three years, demanding army return their land confiscated during the civil war.
US imposed sanctions against Lt General Shavendra Silva for extrajudicial killings at the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war.