Advisor

“Since ‘Independence’ consecutive governments have targeted the Tamil nation in the island of Sri Lanka to eliminate their identity. In the peak of this process destructive mechanisms had been intensified by the present regime, which has already been accused of mass atrocities including genocide against the Tamil nation. In Sri Lanka, today exists a war by other means rather than a post-conflict situation.”

Nirmanusan Balasundaram

He is an independent journalist and human rights defender. Growing up in the war torn region of Sri Lanka, Nirmanusan has been witness to the horrendous consequences of war, with these experiences and direct knowledge providing him the ability to accurately express to the world the ground reality. He holds an MA in Peace and Conflict Studies. He has worked for the Berghof Foundation for Conflict Studies in Sri Lanka, and later worked as an independent consultant for Berghof Peace Support, Berlin, Germany. As an international election observer attached to the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) Nirmanusan observed the first election held in Aceh, Indonesia in December 2006, after the Helsinki Agreement was signed between the Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) and the Indonesian Government. In 2007 he was honored by the Universal Peace Federation of Germany with the “Ambassador for Peace” award. Nirmanusan’s writings in English can be read on his blog www.nirmanusan.blogspot.com