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A Commissioner’s Perspective: Citizens’ Commission on the Expulsion of Muslims from the Northern Province by the LTTE
As one of the members of the Citizens’ Commission on the Expulsion of Muslims from the Northern Province by the...
Continue reading »Women are not willing to go back to pre-war status quo
By Kumi Samuel and Chulani Kodikara ‘Women are not just victims of war, as some aspects of their experiences are...
Continue reading »Provincial Council Elections 2008/2009: Nominations for and representation of women
A number of columnists have commented on the various different aspects of the Provincial Council elections held in 2008 /2009...
Continue reading »Women and politics in Sri Lanka: The challenges to meaningful participation
In an earlier article on Groundviews titled ‘Half a Democracy‘, Â the author referred to the virtual absence of women in...
Continue reading »Who is afraid of NGOs?
‘The normal types of NGOs—advocacy organizations, service delivery groups, cultural organizations and others—generally contribute to democracy, not threaten it. They...
Continue reading »Peace in Northern Ireland – Lessons for Sri Lanka?
There appears to be renewed interest in Northern Ireland (NI) and the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) within policy circles here....
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