Sri Lanka's Open Wounds 2013 05 BBC Our World torrent

Sri Lanka's Open Wounds 2013 05 BBC Our World


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It is four years since Sri Lankan government troops crushed the Tamil Tiger separatist militants, ending the civil war. But 30 years of violence has left a bleak legacy.

Politically motivated 'disappearances' continue along with suppression of critical voices. The BBC's correspondent in Sri Lanka, Charles Haviland, reports for Our World on the lasting trauma for victims of the war who feel their voices are not being heard.


Haviland asks whether Sri Lanka can have the bright future its leaders promise if it does not address the darker aspects of the country's recent past, and its present.

With concerns over unresolved human rights issues from the civil war and a continuing atmosphere of repression, disappearances, sectarian unrest, staged xenophobic demonstrations, and the murder of journalists, Europe, which imports 36% of Sri Lanka's foreign trade, must reconsider its trade restrictions this year.

The Commonwealth conference will be held in November with Prince Charles representing the Queen among a number of countries asking to relocate this meeting.

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