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The Significance of Revolving Funds in the Rehabilitation of those Re-settled
Image courtesy World Bank Most those who have been resettled or re-located in the Wanni District of Sri Lanka after...
Continue reading »Rehabilitation of Sri Lankan War Victims: Why NGOs should co-ordinate
Photo courtesy The Asia Foundation Since the war ended in Sri Lanka in May, 2009, the wave of sympathy for ...
Continue reading »Co-operatives: A better option to channel relief to war victims in Sri Lanka
Photo courtesy Sampath Wijenayake It is no secret that many members of the Tamil diaspora are actively involved in helping the...
Continue reading »THE LLRC AND COMPLAINTS OF DISAPPEARANCES OF PERSONS
It was reported in the newspapers a few days ago that nearly a thousand individuals had come forward to make...
Continue reading »Mass Graves: Nothing new to Sri Lanka
The recent discovery of mass graves at Ganeshapuram in Kilinochchi and at Nachchikuda in the Mannar Districts has been very...
Continue reading »The latest Commission of Inquiry in Sri Lanka: Another Exercise in Deception
Louise Arbour of the International Crisis Group is reported to have said during an interview in the BBC that the...
Continue reading »Opportunities and challenges facing post-war Sri Lanka
The recent Parliamentary Election has resulted in the United Peoples’ Freedom Alliance, obtaining a resounding victory at the general election....
Continue reading »Still waiting for justice in Sri Lanka
Several Commissions of Inquiry into Disappearances of Persons (COIs) had been appointed by successive governments since 1990. Of these, the...
Continue reading »Devolution of powers under the 13th Amendment in Sri Lanka: Fact or Fiction?
(The writer was one of the secretaries of the first Provincial Council of the Western Province) 1. Introduction In the...
Continue reading »Disappearances of Persons in Sri Lanka
The modus operandi of the widespread abductions and disappearances we witness in Sri Lanka today is similar to what we...
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