Rohini Hensman

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Rohini Hensman

8 Jun, 2011
Rohini Hensman
3 Comments
Identity,
International,
International Relations,
Long Reads,
Politics and Governance

Identities And Borders In South Asia: A View From The Left

Partition, 1947, courtesy The Hindu Introduction From the partition of British India to the civil war in Sri Lanka, the...

7 Sep, 2010
Rohini Hensman
12 Comments
18th Amendment,
Colombo,
Constitutional Reform,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War

THE JUDGMENT OF HISTORY

All MPs as well as Supreme Court judges of Sri Lanka should watch Stanley Kramer’s 1961 film ‘Judgment at Nuremberg’...

22 May, 2010
Rohini Hensman
10 Comments
Colombo,
Economy,
End of war special edition

GETTING SRI LANKA’S ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK

On the first anniversary of the end of the war, with the presidential and parliamentary elections behind us, now is...

31 Mar, 2010
Rohini Hensman
65 Comments
Colombo,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War,
War Crimes

HAS MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA BEEN A TRAITOR TO SRI LANKA?

What is the definition of a traitor? A traitor is usually defined as someone who betrays his or her country....

1 Mar, 2010
Rohini Hensman
17 Comments
Colombo,
Elections,
Identity,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War

THE DEEPEST DIVISION IN SRI LANKA

I have always argued that the deepest division in Sri Lanka is not the so-called ethnic divide but the split...

17 Jan, 2010
Rohini Hensman
69 Comments
Elections,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War

DO WE NEED A CHANGE?

At a time when so many urgent tasks are pending â€“ not least that of rebuilding the war-ravaged areas of...

15 Nov, 2009
Rohini Hensman
4 Comments
Colombo,
Economy,
Foreign Relations,
Human Security,
IDPs and Refugees,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War

GSP+, SOVEREIGNTY, DOUBLE STANDARDS AND TERRORIST TRAITORS

It is worth clarifying here the situation regarding the EU GSP+ facility, given the confusion prevailing in the mainstream media....

28 Sep, 2009
Rohini Hensman
32 Comments
Disaster Management,
IDPs and Refugees,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War,
Vavuniya

Doing the Right Thing: Freedom for Vanni IDPs

[Editors note: An edited copy of this article appears in the Sunday Times of 27th September 2009. This is the...

25 Jul, 2009
Rohini Hensman
4 Comments
Colombo,
IDPs and Refugees,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War

The way forward in Sri Lanka: Demilitarisation, the rule of law and democratisation

The way forward in Sri Lanka involves demilitarisation, restoration of the rule of law, and democratisation. These are interlinked so...

7 Jul, 2009
Rohini Hensman
9 Comments
Colombo,
Human Security,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War

Setting the record straight: Challenges of internment for IDPs

I was surprised to see that a piece I wrote recently for Groundviews was mentioned prominently in two articles in...

22 Jun, 2009
Rohini Hensman
83 Comments
Colombo,
Human Security,
IDPs and Refugees,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War,
Vavuniya

Why are the Vanni civilians still being held hostage?

Image courtesy IRIN Throughout the last stages of the civil war, the government of Sri Lanka claimed to be engaged...

27 May, 2009
Rohini Hensman
23 Comments
Colombo,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance

THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY, JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY IN SRI LANKA

This year marks the twentieth death anniversary of Rajini Thiranagama, doctor, lecturer, feminist and human rights defender, and the first...

Personal page and articles by Rohini Hensman

Identities And Borders In South Asia: A View From The Left

THE JUDGMENT OF HISTORY

GETTING SRI LANKA’S ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK

HAS MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA BEEN A TRAITOR TO SRI LANKA?

THE DEEPEST DIVISION IN SRI LANKA

DO WE NEED A CHANGE?

GSP+, SOVEREIGNTY, DOUBLE STANDARDS AND TERRORIST TRAITORS

Doing the Right Thing: Freedom for Vanni IDPs

The way forward in Sri Lanka: Demilitarisation, the rule of law and democratisation

Setting the record straight: Challenges of internment for IDPs

Why are the Vanni civilians still being held hostage?

THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY, JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY IN SRI LANKA

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