Personal page and articles by Gibson Bateman
Lady in Green
I am travelling from Colombo to the United States. Who doesn’t like a change of pace? There will also be...
Continue reading »Another US Resolution on Sri Lanka: The Road to Nowhere?
Photo courtesy JDS So it looks like the US will bring another resolution on Sri Lanka at the next session...
Continue reading »On Dengue Fever and Other Observations
Colombo 2012 Mosquitoes, bites, blood, pain, even death. I take absolutely no precautions when it comes to Dengue fever, except...
Continue reading »For the Blink of an Eye
Image courtesy Virtual Tourist I almost always enjoy my time in Jaffna. Riding on the AC-bus to Jaffna is a...
Continue reading »American Foreign Policy and the HRC Resolution on Sri Lanka
Image courtesy Onlanka News Obama and Human Rights The Obama administration did fight to get a seat on the Human...
Continue reading »Immigration Anxiety and Ruminations on Thought Police
I have always loved international travel, but I have always hated the “immigration” process, except for the part where I...
Continue reading »A Realistic Look at the Draft Resolution by the US on Sri Lanka at the UN HRC
Placard in Sinhala reads ‘Barack, you’re a burden for us’. Photo courtesy Priyantha Wickremarachchi/Ceylon Today The US recently tabled a...
Continue reading »Examining Sri Lanka’s Diplomacy Machine
Photo courtesy JDS As promised, the Sri Lankan government made the final report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission...
Continue reading »The LLRC report and ‘accountability’ in Sri Lanka
Readers will find no big surprises after reading the final report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). It is...
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