Detail Not Reunited; Sri Lanka's Former Child Soldiers   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 401 no. 8762 (Dec. 2011), page 36-37. Topik: Rebellions; War; Missing Persons Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.69 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel When Shanthakumar Kamala fled the inferno of fighting in northern Sri Lanka in 2009, she was clutching a number of glossy photographs to her chest but little else. Mrs Shanthakumar holds out the pictures now--one of a smart lad in school uniform, one of him wearing a Boy Scout kit--and sobs that she wants her son, Thanuraj, back. Like hundreds of other children, he went missing in the harrowing final months of fighting between Sri Lanka's military and the Tamil Tigers (known as the LTTE) in 2009. Inspired by a few children who have been found by their families, his mother continues her desperate search. The authorities struggled for months afterwards to find and match separated family members. It was a monumental task. Hospitals brimmed over with the wounded, camps overflowed with the displaced and the battlefield was littered with bodies. There was initially little record-keeping. Later, Sinhalese-speaking government officials hurriedly took down unfamiliar Tamil names phonetically--something that continues to complicate the tracing of missing persons. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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