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Articles, publications, books, tools and multimedia features from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest news, analysis, research findings, practitioner guides and reports, all related to the conflict zones and issues that are at the center of the Institute’s work to prevent and reduce violent conflict.
Commissions of Inquiry: Sri Lanka
Commissions of Inquiry: Commissions of Inquiry into the Involuntary Removal or Disappearance of Persons Duration: 1995 – 2000 Charter: Presidential Proclamations Commissioners: 3 for each commission (in total 11 commissioners) Report: Public reports
Sri Lanka - The Invention of Enmity
For over two millennia, the Buddhists and Hindus of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) lived together in relative peace. But in the twentieth century, this small island republic off the coast of India has been wracked by recurrent violence and ethnic tension.