Reintegration of Former Combatants in Sri Lanka
Abstract
With the complete defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May 2009, the Sri Lankan government commenced rehabilitation and reintegration of 11,664 former combatants into society. The government developed a unique process to reintegrate its ex-combatants into society. All conflicts differ, and this thesis raises the following question: How successful was the Sri Lankan process in reintegrating its ex-combatants into society? It became evident that only a holistic comparison among various reintegration processes would determine whether the Sri Lankan process succeeded or failed. To find this out, the author analyzed the post-conflict reintegration processes conducted in Saudi Arabia, Burundi, and Sierra Leon and compared them to the process conducted in Sri Lanka using evaluation criteria developed by the International Labor Organization. According to the analysis, the Sri Lankan process obtained 27 points, the Saudi Arabian process obtained 26 points, the Burundian process obtained 13 points, and the Sierra Leon process obtained 25 points. The results show that the Sri Lankan process achieved the ILO evaluation criteria and was a comparative success.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 13, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA589724
Entities
People
- Ruwan B. Ehelepola
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College