Confronting the Complexity of Loss
truth memory justice_final- 11st sep 2015
truth memory justice_final- 11st sep 2015
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Acknowledgements<br />
The author and <strong>the</strong> Law & Society Trust (LST) wish to thank Kasun Chamara<br />
Munasinghe, Mathini Vigneswaran and Vigitha Renganathan for <strong>the</strong>ir invaluable<br />
commitment and courage in conducting interviews and focus group discussions within a<br />
challenging, and <strong>of</strong>ten dangerous environment. We also thank Donald Reegan,<br />
Subhashini Abeysinghe, and Surekha Samarasena for <strong>the</strong>ir support during <strong>the</strong> training <strong>of</strong><br />
field researchers.<br />
We are indebted to Mala Liyanage (former Executive Director <strong>of</strong> LST), Dr. Nimal<br />
Gunatilleke, Dylan Perera, Sanjayan Rajasingham and Rasika Mendis for <strong>the</strong>ir useful<br />
comments and observations on previous drafts.<br />
Above all, we thank <strong>the</strong> 45 participants who displayed incredible resolve and sincerity in<br />
coming forward to tell <strong>the</strong>ir stories and share <strong>the</strong>ir views with us. We dedicate this study<br />
to <strong>the</strong>se participants and o<strong>the</strong>rs like <strong>the</strong>m, some <strong>of</strong> whom remain voiceless.<br />
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