3. Forgotten Experiences of Up-country Tamil Women in Transitional Justice Letchumanan Kamaleswary Introduction Since Sri Lanka is in a transitional period from war to peace, it is undergoing a related process of transitional justice. The United Nations (2010) defines Transitional Justice (TJ) as: “The full range of processes and mechanisms associated with a society’s attempt to come to terms with a legacy of large-scale past abuses, in order to ensure accountability, serve justice and achieve reconciliation”. The government elected in January 2015 has undertaken efforts to implement the recommendations of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Resolution 30/1 (Revised 34/1.L). In 2015, the government appointed the Consultation Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms (CTFRM) to get views and opinions from the general public, and, in January 2017, the CTFRM submitted its final report. Alongside this, a parallel process on constitutional reform occurred. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed the Public Representations Committee on Constitutional Reforms (PRCCR), which conducted nationwide consultations, submitting its final report in June 2016. The Constitutional Assembly appointed six sub-committees to make recommendations in the areas of fundamental rights, judiciary, finance, law and order, public service, and centreperiphery relations. Even though these processes appear