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15 Mar, 2012
RD
47 Comments
Colombo,
Jaffna,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War,
Reconciliation,
War Crimes

Some thoughts on Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished

Like so many diasporic Sri Lankans I watched it, even staying up late (by my currently low standards that is)....

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8 Aug, 2011
RD
23 Comments
Diaspora,
International,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War,
Reconciliation,
Youth

The Disillusionment of the Diaspora

[Editors note: Also read Two years after war’s end in Sri Lanka: What can the Tamil and Sinhala diaspora do?]...

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28 Jul, 2011
RD
103 Comments
Features,
Identity,
Peace and Conflict,
Post-War

I Am NOT Sri Lankan

Groundviews and the Sri Lankan blogosphere in general are full of interesting posts, comments and rhetoric about identity, Sri Lankanness...

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1 Aug, 2008
RD
2 Comments
Colombo,
Human Rights,
Human Security,
IDPs and Refugees,
Kandy,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Remember

Black July – My Story

It was July ’83. I was seventeen, which you’ll be surprised about if you’ve seen my youthful appearance and I...

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About Groundviews

Located at the Centre for Policy Alternatives in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Groundviews is a citizen journalism website that uses a range of genres and media to highlight critical perspectives on governance, reconciliation, human rights, the arts and literature, democracy and other issues. The site has won two international awards, including the prestigious Manthan Award South Asia in 2009. The grand jury's evaluation of the site noted, "What no media dares to report, Groundviews publicly exposes. It's a new age media for a new Sri Lanka... Free media at it's very best!"

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