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| Mrs Ranjithamalar from Noolaham Foundation is introducing the digital archive project at the event. |
The Jaffna Institute for Law and Policy (JILP), a Jaffna-based Non-Governmental Organization launched a digital archive for Justice and Political Solution for the Tamil National Question with the support of Noolaham Foundation last Sunday (November 9) at Tilko Hotel, Jaffna.
Conceputalized and curated by JIPL and supported by Noolaham Foundation, the digital archive has two componenets, consisting of Constititional reforms proposals made by Tamil political parties from 1921 to present- archiving Tamil side of the story in Sri Lanka's fractured process for a Constitutional settlement and archival of case briefs related to crimes prosecuted by domestic courts in Sri Lanka for relevance to the debate on accountability and reconciliation.
The digital archive was officially launched on Sunday, with the participation of Parliamentarians, civil society representatives, political and youth activists, students, and the public.
The archival of Constitutional reforms will strengthen informed Tamil participation in the Constitutional reform process in the future, the JILP said in a statement. A complete documentation of the Tamil proposals, drafts from over the years, will help Tamil Parliamentarians, civil society groups, and activists to forge a proposal that builds on past work and is relevant to the current needs and aspirations of the Tamil community.
The justice project will help archive domestic court attempts at prosecuting war crimes and crimes committed against humanity. It is intended to provide research support on the question of viable avenues of accountability through domestic courts or the lack thereof, which can then feed into the debate over finding suitable, feasible, and viable routes to accountability in post-war Sri Lanka.
The project was funded by the Embassy of Switzerland in Sri Lanka through a grant programme, The funders are not responsible for the content and selection of the curation, JILP said.
Executive Director of JILP, Dr K. Guruparan, Mrs Ranjithamalar from Noolaham Foundation, Ms Justine Boilatt of the Swiss Embassy in Sri Lanka, and senior lawyer K. S. Ratnavale took part in the event.
Senior lawyer K. S. Ratnavale delivered a keynote address titled "The search for accountability and the proposal for an independent prosecutor". The talk was followed by a panel discussion with the participation of MPs Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam and S. Shritharan and former MPs Suresh Premachandran and D. Siddarthan. (Northeastern Monitor/ November 11/ 2025)
The Archive on Case Briefs in Relation to Crimes can be accessed here
The archive on Constitutional Reform Proposals Made by Tamils can be accessed here
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