Lisa Fuller spent the past eight years as a senior staff member and a civilian peacekeeper at Nonviolent Peaceforce, working in war zones such as Iraq, South Sudan and Sri Lanka. She currently writes about civilian peacekeeping and conflict prevention. Follow her on Twitter: @gigipurple.     https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/contributor/lisa-fuller/rss en Protection & Peace Women & Peace Mon, 06 Aug 2018 09:10:00 +0000 Lisa Fuller https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/08/06/how-women-reclaimed-their-island-from-the-sri-lankan-navy https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/08/06/how-women-reclaimed-their-island-from-the-sri-lankan-navy For more than two decades, the Sri Lankan navy has barred residents displaced from the island of Iranaitheevu from returning to their homes. A group of activists have now challenged the navy’s control and have encouraged at least 100 IDPs to return to the region.