Sri Lanka: Ethnic strife, fratricide, and the peace vs. human rights dilemma

Journal of Human Rights Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 120-139

  Hoole, Rajan ^a  

^a University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna)   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Appeasement; Cease Fire Agreement (CFA); Dissent; Majoritarian; Tamil liberation struggle; Totalitarian

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951071646     PISSN: 17579619     EISSN: 17579627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhuman/hun003     Document Type: Review

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