Template:Unwritten Laws and its influence on community and Human Rights in Jaffna
| Project Number | NF/PG/2014/0007 | Grant Agency / Donors | Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust | Project Owner | Shaseevan Ganeshananthan | |
| Project Mentor | Shaseevan Ganeshananthan | Project Locations | Jaffna | Project Period | 2014 March - 2014 November | |
| Stakeholders | Sector experts, various stakeholders, consortiums, children, youths, women, men and Community Based Organizations(CBOs) | |||||
The Unwritten Laws and Practices, their influence on the community and Human Rights in Jaffna project was carried out by Noolaham Foundation with the support of Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust in Jaffna. This project aimed to research on the status of Unwritten Laws and practices among the Jaffna community and to identify their influence on Human Rights at present. Other objectives of the project are to create awareness on this topic among the public, to preserve and document project related materials and to make them available to the wider public.
Almost hundred and twenty unwritten laws, practices and trends were identified, and produced as a research paper in the project period. These unwritten Laws and practices were identified through interactive discussions with experts in the field, community based organizations, consortiums, and beneficiaries, video footages, audio recordings, books, flyers, news from local media, and related photos 30audio recordings and videos from interactive discussions were also documented and preserved. The recorded documents were transcribed. Noolaham Foundation also conducted five factual presentation on the status and influence of unwritten Laws and practices on Human Rights in the targeted community. The targeted community gets clear understanding on the matter and provides a conducive environment for self-resilience. The presentations and discussions created a good avenue for self-understanding and positive social dynamics toward international standards.
Further twenty three project-related books were collected and digitized from repositories and various scholars. The research book and all digitized documents are made available online through Noolaham Foundation’s digital library at www.noolaham.org to multiple users through this project. This digitization has increased the breadth of access that was provided. Use of a digital surrogate may decrease the need to use the original – which may be difficult to access. This project collectively promotes peace, reconciliation and human rights by increasing access to this valuable information and provides an opportunity towards the mission of Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust as well.
