Forgotten Experiences of Up-country Tamil Women in Transitional Justice were stigmatised as “terrorists” because of their ethnicity. They also had difficulties in getting police reports confirming their good character from their place of origin in the plantation areas. An interviewed woman who migrated to Colombo from the Up-country to work in the apparel industry said that she had to give up this job since she did not have a national identity card. The police had constantly targeted her every time they came to inquire on the identity of the workers. However, these issues are insufficiently identified and documented. Further investigation is required to document all the issues faced by youth seeking employment opportunities in urban areas during the years of war. Conclusion Up-country Tamil women have been facing various issues similar to those of women from other conflict-affected areas in Sri Lanka, but their concerns have not been addressed by state or civil society initiatives for transitional justice. The Consultation Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms (CTFRM) report, and the civil society consultations, research reports and advocacy materials, clearly show that the experiences of Up-Country Tamil women in the conflict are under-analysed and misunderstood. The main reason for this is in the definition of conflictaffected women and/or identification of conflict-affected women. The donor-driven projects among civil society organisations are limited in reach, with regard to transitional justice concerns of Up-country Tamils. It is also evident that the patriarchal ideology of estate management, plantation trade unions, as well as Upcountry Tamil men, place obstacles in the way of Tamil women 75