An Exhaustive Review of Ministry Timelines, Official Responses, Legal Frameworks, and Current Status (2025) “Three Thousand Days of Silence and Strength: Tamil Families’ Unyielding Quest for International Justice” In solemn remembrance of the victims of enforced disappearances, this report is published to honour 3,000 days of relentless protest by Tamil families in Vavuniya. Their unwavering vigil stands as a testament to love, loss, and an enduring demand for international justice. Each day marked not only their sorrow, but a collective cry for truth and accountability. We dedicate these pages to those who vanished—and to the families who refuse to let them be forgotten. Introduction Enforced disappearances and cases of missing persons represent some of the most deeply entrenched and painful human rights issues in Sri Lanka’s modern history. The phenomenon has spanned decades, affecting all communities—Sinhala, Tamil, and Muslim—across multiple waves of conflict, insurr...