On the fifth anniversary of the end of the war in Sri Lanka, major challenges remain unresolved.
![The Tamil Tigers enforced a mandatory draft towards the end of the conflict when many of their fighters died [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/201422111533069734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Amarnath Amarasingam is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University and also teaches at Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo.
On the fifth anniversary of the end of the war in Sri Lanka, major challenges remain unresolved.
![The Tamil Tigers enforced a mandatory draft towards the end of the conflict when many of their fighters died [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/201422111533069734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)