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Our World: Sri Lanka's Open Wounds

04/05/2013

Sri Lanka's Open Wounds

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Victims of Sri Lanka's civil war address the lasting legacy of 30 years of violence.

Can Sri Lanka have the bright future its leaders promise if it doesn't address the darker aspects of the country's recent past?

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. 

Charles 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.

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