Personal page and articles by Kalana Senaratne
The Return of Sarath Fonseka: An Enduring Headache?
The sudden and allegedly suspicious death of former General Secretary of the UNP and Minister of Transport, Highways and Civil...
Continue reading »The ‘Sinhala-Nationalist’s Burden’
Mr. Gomin Dayasiri’s article, titled ‘Tamil Grievances – Untouched & Unattended’ (Daily Mirror, 16 February 2010) reveals the Sinhala nationalist...
Continue reading »President’s second term: Two options before the Supreme Court
There is, at present, much excitement over the question of when re-elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s second (and new) term begins....
Continue reading »Voting for Fonseka for all the wrong reasons?
The Presidential election of 2010 has brought out some of the most glaring delusions and dilemmas which shape the political...
Continue reading »THE (IR)RELEVANCE OF A ‘HUMAN RIGHTS DAY’: Some critical problems facing human rights protection in Sri Lanka
Recently, the world celebrated the ‘Human Rights Day’, on 10 December. It comes to us, every year. It is a...
Continue reading »Sarath Fonseka and the Role of the Opposition: Will Sanity Prevail?
Sri Lanka is a small miracle, and miraculous things happen here. Not only did it defeat terrorism. It is just...
Continue reading »A Presidential Election in 2010? The 3rd Amendment and the Continuing Constitutional Crisis
Media reports suggest that President Mahinda Rajapaksa might decide to hold an early Presidential Election in 2010. It is therefore...
Continue reading »Not signing the Rome Statute is not enough! (A response to Ranil Wickremasinghe and Mangala Samaraweera)
Mangala Samaraweera, MP, had raised an interesting point about the Rome Statute which set up the International Criminal Court (ICC)....
Continue reading »On Sri Lanka’s accession to the ICCPR Optional Protocol
Terrorism poses a significant challenge to the promotion and protection of human rights. Many countries have faced problems, and many...
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