Jaffna library was considered the largest library with the rarest collection of books and manuscripts in the whole of
1981 communal pogrom This pogrom surrounds the events in which the Jaffna library was burnt down with its irreplaceable
In the July 1977 parliamentary elections the United National Party received a landslide victory capturing 5/6 of the parliamentary
Tamils were preparing on a grand scale to hold a Tamil Research conference in Jaffna during 3-10 January in
In 1956, peaceful protest by Tamils in Colombo, against the Sinhala Only Act that was recently in passed by
1. Igniyagala massacre 05 June1956 In the 1940s, the Minister of Agriculture at that time created several Sinhala settlements
Vanni IDP health situation as at mid October 2008 The enforced shortages of many items that are needed to
An updated NESOHR case report issued on 18 May 2006 Abduction of seven TRO Employees On 29 January and
Report on the Arbitrary Killings of S. Sivakumar and P. Polder Mayooran by the SLA Date of incident 25.05.2006