Sri Lankan Tamil people

economical, humanitarian and environmental conflicts that occur within particular situations. However, one must take into account that the UN has failed in promoting such an itinerary when it came to the nuclear proliferation, the failure to uphold amity in Sri Lanka, Rwanda and Srebrenica Massacre. The failure of the League of Nations caused the establishment of the United Nations after the Second World War in 1945. “After the establishment of the UN in 1945, the world became divided ideologically into

bloom. Gender-based violence is very common in Sri Lanka as women experience acts of physical, sexual, and psychological violence in the family and community, often condoned by the State. Violence against women is widespread in Sri Lanka. Incidences of rape, sexual harassment, domestic violence, incest, assault, and obscenity against women, unwanted advances, perverted acts, forced pornography, forced prostitution and media violence all prevail in Sri Lankan society (Jayasundere, 2009, p2). These issues

I am attracted to the diverse group of people whom the University wholeheartedly accommodates. I also feel that my background as an American Hindu and Sri Lankan will allow me to provide an innovative perspective to this diverse community. It particularly intrigues me to take a linguistic course on Tamil, which very few universities offer so that I can communicate fluently with my family. I also want to join many extracurricular

In the famous case of Suresh v Canada, Suresh was a Sri Lankan born Tamil. He first came to Canada in the year 1990 and made a refugee claim based on fear of persecution by the Sri Lankan government. He was also the supporter of the Tamil tigers (a listed terrorist organization) and had done some fundraising for them in the past. Minister of immigration filed a certificate under s.40.1 of the

POLICIES AND NORMS OF SRI LANKA FOR TEA INDUSTRY FOR IMPORT/EXPORT INCLUDING LICENSING, PERMISSION & TAXATION The tea sector in Sri Lanka has always been an important component of her economy. It is also the country 's largest employer providing employment both, directly and indirectly to over one million people. It also contributes a significant amount to Government revenue as well as to the gross domestic product. Sri Lanka as the 3rd biggest tea producing country generating US$673

Humanitarian Aid, Conflict and Politics Introduction Aid donors often want to ensure that the aid they provide reaches and supports the target population in countries affected by war (Chr Michelsen Institute, & Bergen 2). However, with civilians working as both strategic targets and “militarized” actors targets in the modern-day conflicts, the issue of humanitarian organizations providing relief services in war-torn areas has increasingly been politicized. Factions targeting the civilians in war

Tourism sector is one of the major contributors for the Sri Lankan Economy. Since independence, the tourism industry has grown steadily and contributed enormously for the economic development. Sri Lanka has earned $1.8 billion revenue from Travel & Tourism alone. Report shows that it contributed 5.5% in Gross Domestic Products during 2013 and direct employment in tourism sector is doubled within 4 years at the end of conflict (CBSL, 2014). Thirty years armed conflict in the North East region of

Most Tamils in Canada are letting their daughters to take jobs which will allow them for obtaining favorable marriage alliances and better future. Almost all the children live with their parents until they get married. I have encountered some instances where my friends from different cultures make fun of this as Tamil children have no freedom and they must be entirely dependent upon their parents. I do not believe in what they say. I simply reply that Tamil families are very close and the parents

1). According to Richard Harrington, “the Eelam Revolutionary Organization of Students (EROS) was one of the first Tamil political organizations -- Tamil Hindus being the ethnic minority in Sinhalese Buddhist dominated Sri Lanka”, their purpose was to form Tamil as an independent state (Ibid). As a result of M.I.A’s exposure to EROS most of her songs lyrics portray a mocking sarcastic depiction of goonish behavior and the mentalities of

young urban Sri Lankan women Introduction Overweight and obesity result from fat accumulation in adipose tissue which is an important fact occur in result of energy imbalance and associated with many chronic diseases. The risk of becoming overweight/obese with this fat accumulation increases across all socio-economic classes as a result of urbanization, which expose them to an obesogenic environment. A relatively high prevalence of overweight and obesity has been identified in Sri Lankan urban population