After nearly two decades (1983-2002) of bitter fighting between government and Liberation Tamil Tigers of Elam (LTTE) forces, and four more years of an uneasy state of ‘no war no peace’ since the Norwegian-brokered February 2002 Ceasefire Agreement (CFE) between the two sides, Sri Lanka is still searching for a final, negotiated settlement to the conflicts dividing its majority Singhalese and minority Tamil communities. Starting from a wide-ranging overview of current international thinking and practice in the area of reconciliation, this paper argues for the critical importance of integrating a reconciliation dimension into the formal Sri Lankan peace process, and outlines a number of practical strategies for promoting tolerance, co-existence and a willingness to confront the painful legacy of the violent past.
Preface
Executive summary
1. Introduction
2. Frameworks for reconciliation
Conceptual framework for reconciliation
Process framework for reconciliation
3. Reconciliation in Sri Lanka
Overview of relationships in Sri Lanka
Overview of reconciliation
Analysis of past interventions
Challenges and drawbacks to reconciliation
4. Recommendations and ways forward
5. Conclusions
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