A referral desk, by design.
TLTE does not accept testimony from families of the disappeared. We do not collect names. We do not run a tracing service. We do not replace the bodies that exist for this work. What we can do is point you to them, with care.
Pathways
Office on Missing Persons (OMP), Sri Lanka
Statutory body to trace and clarify the fate of missing and disappeared persons. Receives complaints; issues certificates of absence.
Families of the Disappeared associations
Tamil, Sinhala, and Muslim family associations across Sri Lanka. The first and longest-standing voice on enforced disappearance.
OHCHR Sri Lanka Accountability Project
UN-mandated body collecting and preserving evidence on serious violations.
International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP)
Independent accountability NGO; long-form testimony archive with survivor-centred safeguarding.
PEARL Action
Diaspora-rooted accountability research and advocacy.
ICRC — Restoring Family Links
Tracing services for people separated by conflict.
UK emergency support
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger in the UK — 999. Refuge 24/7 helpline 0808 2000 247.
Tamil Nadu emergency women's helpline
Tamil Nadu women's helpline — 181.
The right to truth belongs to families. Not to platforms. If you are a family member of someone who has disappeared, every word you choose to share is yours alone. Nothing on this site asks you to share it here. The pathways above are slower, harder, and trusted — by design.