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Author: Selvaraja Rajasegar

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Human Rights, Issues, Peace and Conflict

The Right to Know

“I’m not worried about them. I want to know what happened to the one that has gone missing.” 70 year old Yogaradhi says she cannot remember when her grandson, Alfred Thinu, went…

Selvaraja Rajasegar Selvaraja Rajasegar on 09/12/201809/16/2018
Human Rights, Identity, Issues, Peace and Conflict

3 Days in a Kovil: An Eyewitness Remembers Black July

“As we travelled a small distance, I stretched my feet under the seat and I saw swords and rods. There were around 11 people in the van. None of them could speak…

Selvaraja Rajasegar Selvaraja Rajasegar on 07/25/201807/25/2018
Issues, Peace and Conflict, Post-War, Poverty

A Culture of Dependency

The following article is a translation of a story by our sister site examining the exploitative practises of microfinance companies based in the North and East, which are causing fresh trauma for…

Selvaraja Rajasegar Selvaraja Rajasegar on 06/03/201806/03/2018
Human Rights, Issues, Photos, Post-War, Transitional Justice

In Their Absence: Families of the Disappeared Share Treasured Keepsakes

“Do you have anything that reminds you of your son/daughter/husband/grandchildren? Something that they used?” Mother/Father/Wife/Sister/Grandmother: “I have, son. I kept it safely. I washed my son’s blood-stained shirt, and kept it with…

Selvaraja Rajasegar Selvaraja Rajasegar on 12/10/201712/10/2017

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