LLRC: Testimony by Ferial Ashraff
was able to obtain the audio recording of the testimony by Ferial Ashraff to the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) on 24 September 2010. The recording is around 40 minutes long.…
Peace and Conflict
A-Z of Sri Lankan English: E is for Eelamist
The word Eelamist (as adjective or noun) refers to a person or organisation which supports the Tamil separatist cause in Sri Lanka. Like certain other -ist words (Zionist, Islamist, Loyalist), the word…
LLRC: Submission by the Friday Forum
Dear Groundviews, The following was submitted by the Friday Forum to the LLRC today by Mahen Dayanada, former Chairman, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Friday Forum Members who associated with the submisson are;…
LLRC: Evidence given by Mr. Austin Fernando, Former Secretary of Defense on 18th August 2010
September 30th 2010 Editor, Dear Sir, Evidence given before LLRC on August 18th 2010 I gave evidence before the LLRC which became very problematic. My evidence was inaccurately or partially reported, which…
In conversation with Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne
Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne is a President’s Counsel in Sri Lanka and has also served with the Sri Lankan government in various capacities as Senior Adviser to the Ministry of Constitutional Affairs and…
Reptiles and Bad Referees
A couple of days ago, I watched an inter school girls basketball match in Colombo and I was appalled by the level of refereeing in terms of being biased towards one team.  …
Reconciliation for peace
Call for peace and hope The search for human security away from conflict and indignity is global and ceaseless. The demands of human security include a balanced view of tragedies that are the…
Reconciliation in Sri Lanka: Breaking the Myth and Bringing the Truth
– Professor Hizkias Assefa The platform for an “genuine reconciliation” should be rooted via the democratic exercises, rights and participation of all citizens throughout a country. But, if people are under fear…
Did the Sri Lankan Army use cluster bombs and phosphorus bombs against civilians?
The partial, unprofessional and biased mainstream media reportage, particularly in English and Sinhala, on on-going proceedings of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) has been repeatedly flagged on this site. On…
‘Learning Lessons’ from those affected by war: Does the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission really listen?
The most recent sessions of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) were held in the conflict affected North from 18 to 20 September, at which a large number of persons, particularly…
Submission before Lessons Learnt & Reconciliation Committee (LLRC) by Chandra Jayaratne
[Editors note: Chandra Jayaratne is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK, a former President of the Ceylon Chamber…
Translation of Tamil newspaper reports on the Lessons Learnt & Reconciliation Commission hearings held in Killinochchi and Mullaitivu
Given below are translations of reports on the hearings of the Lessons Learnt & Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) held in Killnochchi and Mullaitivu that appeared in Tamil newspapers. Due to the deafening silence and…
Protection from thought: The Economist and National Security in Sri Lanka
In what may be explained as an utterly fatuous action in a country that apparently has no that obtained a statement from Lakshman Hulugalle, the Director General of the Media Centre for…
Tamils done with – Sinhalese to be done with
“Then they came for me” an oft quoted poem by German pastor Niemoller, in stressing the need for timely political action in difficult political contexts does have sense today, in its abstract…
Final text of TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran’s speech in Parliament opposing the 18th Amendment
Though the text of TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran’s speech was published earlier on the Internet, was sent today the final version of the text, approved by the MP, which incorporates into the…