Bama Sivakumar was 34 when she lost her husband to Sri Lanka’s war against the Liberation Tamil Tigers Eelam (LTTE) in April 2009. “I have not seen his dead body,” she said. “How can I say he is dead? I need a certificate for formalities.” She has three children to care for and sells betel leaf to make a living, even as she anxiously waits for a government letter certifying ...