>>Mujib Mashal, The New York Times
Published: 25 Feb 2021 12:55 PM BdST
Updated: 25 Feb 2021 12:55 PM BdST
FILE -- Mothers whose sons disappeared during and after Sri Lanka’s civil war gather to protest in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka, on March 8, 2018. The families of those who disappeared have been demonstrating for more than four years as they seek answers from the country’s government. (Adam Dean/The New York Times)
The families of the missing hold small roadside sit-ins or canvass the scarred villages of Sri Lanka’s ravaged north, hugging photos of the tens of thousands who disappeared during the country’s brutal civil war. In each place, the parents and grandparents ask authorities a simple question: Where are our children?