At the end of a quarter century of conflict, over 100,000 Sri Lankans have died
and thousands of survivors have been victims of sexual violence. The subsequent
cry for justice cannot be ignored. In The Search for Justice, a collection of
writers and activists look to history and contemporary politics to examine the
root causes of sexual violence in Sri Lanka. Offering an analysis of the
polarizations created around ethnic and linguistic identities during the war
years and an examination of the routine violence toward women, the authors argue
powerfully that Sri Lankan women must not be treated only as victims, but as
potential and actual agents