Reports and briefings
'Trap guns in Sri Lanka', March 2008
Sri Lanka
What are the challenges in Sri Lanka?
Two decades of protracted conflict has had a major impact on security and development in Sri Lanka.
The fragile ceasefire agreement reached between the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2002 has done little to stem the violence.
Other threats to peace and security of the country are:
- daily gun violence
- organised crime including trafficking of small arms
- community insecurity
These have created significant challenges to law and order, peace and democratic governance in the country, as well as having a high human cost.
What we do in Sri Lanka
With our partners, including the South Asia Small Arms Network - Sri Lanka, we seek to address these challenges by:
- carrying out research into small arms and light weapons proliferation
- working with the Government of Sri Lanka to develop a comprehensive national policy on small arms
- encouraging participation by the Government of Sri Lanka on international arms transfer initiatives
- training civil society to work on small arms and security issues
- promoting a conflict-sensitive approach to development work in the country
- promoting democratic oversight on security-related issues, including law enforcement and small arms control
Read more about our work on:
Conflict-sensitive development
Security and justice sector development
Find out how you can support us
Contact: Larry Attree , Team Leader
