Bibliograph

Tamil rebel, produced by ABC Australia

Type

Label

Tamil rebel, produced by ABC Australia

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Tamil rebel

Medium

electronic resource

Oclc number

893212550

Responsibility statement

produced by ABC Australia

Runtime

Series statement

Human rights cases online video

Summary

Marco Polo called this the most beautiful island in the world ... but for many here it has become hell on earth. Tourists still travel to Sri Lanka and in the south there is little evidence of the war that has claimed over 30,000 lives in the last 12 years. The animosity is an ancient one - Hindu Tamil versus Buddhist Senhalese. More recently the Tamils have complained of discrimination and persecution. In Colombo in 1983 the conflict boiled over. Sinhalese mobs rampaged through Tamil areas flattening homes. Across the country thousands of Tamils were killed. It was a point of no return. 12 years of ethnic war followed. We're heading to Jaffna in the Tamil controlled North

Target audience

adult

Contributor