what do you mean by ethnicity how does it lead to problems in Sri Lanka and not in Belgium explain
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Answer:
An ethnic conflict is a conflict between two or more contending ethnic groups
Explanation:
a. An island country known for is linguistic, ethnic diversity.
b. The country is home to Sinhalese who are in majority and Tamils, and other ethnic groups which are in minority.
c. Though the country claimed to be a democracy, the nation never provided for power sharing between the Sinhala and the Tamils.
d. The Sinhala community established its supremacy by pursuing the policy of Majoritarianism and by adopting various measures like The Sri Lankan constitution which did not give recognition to the minority group and instead recognised Sinhala as the official language.
e. The Tamils there, have been deprived of their basic civil political rights and have been the victims of discrimination.
State policies also sought to give preference to the Sinhala community in terms of jobs and educational institutions.Tamils dominated regions have been deprived of autonomy. Political leaders and parties have been insensitive to the demands of the minority group.
f. The country witnessed the rise of militant group LTTE and the worst form of civil war killing thousands and displacing many.
g. The government of Sri Lanka started massive offensive strife against the LTTE from 2006, and claimed to defeat LTTE in 2009.
h. It brought about worst form of human rights violation.