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Demilitarisation of the North-East

வடக்கு-கிழக்கு படை விலக்கம்

The post-2009 military footprint, occupied land, and the case for sequenced, monitored demilitarisation. Pairs with Petition-01.

Audience & use

Audience: UK MPs · FCDO · Defence Committee · International Development Committee

Best used for: Adjournment debates on Sri Lanka · FCDO PQs on military footprint and land return · Letters supporting OHCHR Accountability Project mandate renewal · Briefings on civilian safety in the Northern and Eastern Provinces

Remembrance frame

Demilitarisation is not anti-military — it is pro-civilian. The ask is sequenced reduction, civilian oversight, and land return, not the removal of a national army.

Two-layer reading

Now · Aarambam

Cited Tier-A evidence is open and unresolved. Statements honour memory; evidence remains under-actioned.

Becoming · Nilaiththanmai

Each anniversary produces tabled PQs, FCDO follow-ups, and a tracked answer.

Evidence anchors (Tier-A)

OHCHR Investigation on Sri Lanka (OISL) 2015 — section on militarisation

tlte-cite:ohchr-oisl-2015

OHCHR periodic reports on Sri Lanka — post-2015

tlte-cite:ohchr-srilanka-project

Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research — Mullaitivu / Northern militarisation studies

tlte-cite:adayaalam-militarisation

PEARL — Withering Hopes (post-war militarisation analysis)

tlte-cite:pearl-withering-hopes

International Crisis Group — Sri Lanka: A Bitter Peace (2010)

tlte-cite:icg-2010

Sri Lanka 2030 pledge to right-size the security sector — official statements

tlte-cite:sl-2030-pledge

Policy asks

UK Government (FCDO)

Publicly press Sri Lanka to publish a transparent, time-bound demilitarisation plan with civilian-led oversight in the North-East.

UK Government (FCDO)

Support OHCHR Accountability Project reporting on military land occupation and Sinhalisation patterns.

UK MPs

Table written PQs on UK assessment of base footprint reduction and land return progress since 2015.

Sample Parliamentary Questions

written → FCDO
What recent representations has the Government made to Sri Lanka on demilitarisation of the Northern and Eastern Provinces?
written → FCDO
What assessment has the Government made of the pace of military land return to private owners in the Northern Province?
oral → FCDO
Will the Government support continued OHCHR reporting on military presence and land occupation in Sri Lanka?

Pack-specific safety rules

Never name serving police or military personnel. Never publish base coordinates beyond what UN reports already disclose.
Always frame this as multi-community: Tamil, Eastern Muslim, Up-country Tamil, and multi-faith clergy share the civilian safety interest.
Pair every UK FCDO ask with a Tier-A UN or OHCHR citation.