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Tisaranee Gunasekara
on 06/22/2025Tisaranee Gunasekara

Burning Worlds, Reigning on Ashes

Ruki Fernando
on 06/20/202506/20/2025Ruki Fernando

Challenges for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Sri Lanka

Serena and Satya Burgess
on 06/17/2025Serena and Satya Burgess

The Madleen: An Act of Resistance Against Israel’s Genocide

G.D. Lidurshan Avilash
on 06/04/202506/04/2025G.D. Lidurshan Avilash

Battling Stigma and Discrimination, Malaiyaga Pride Cuts a Pioneering Path

Mia Abeyawardene
on 05/28/202505/29/2025Mia Abeyawardene

How Climate Change is Affecting Eastern Sri Lanka

Burning Worlds, Reigning on Ashes
Challenges for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Sri Lanka
The Madleen: An Act of Resistance Against Israel’s Genocide
Battling Stigma and Discrimination, Malaiyaga Pride Cuts a Pioneering Path
How Climate Change is Affecting Eastern Sri Lanka

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Amplifying the Voices of the Malaiyaha Tamil Community

is an exhibition amplifying the voice of the Malaiyaha Tamil community through their own images and stories. Organised by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) in collaboration with grassroots organisations Suya Shakthi…

Mia Abeyawardene Mia Abeyawardene on 06/22/202506/22/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, International, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Burning Worlds, Reigning on Ashes

An American president becomes embroiled in a sex scandal. To divert public attention, his advisors recruit a Hollywood producer to invent a war against Albania. That was the plot of the US…

Tisaranee Gunasekara Tisaranee Gunasekara on 06/22/2025
Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

Vanishing Catch: The Threatened Livelihoods of Fishing Communities

Sri Lanka’s fisheries industry sustains the livelihoods of over two million people and provides a substantial contribution to the country’s GDP. Fifty percent of Sri Lankans consider fish to be their main…

Shanaya Nonis Shanaya Nonis on 06/21/2025
Colombo, International, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Iran Gives Israel a Taste of its Own Medicine

The long awaited aerial military showdown between Iran and Israel has begun in earnest. As Chris Hedges noted in his column in of June 16, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio…

Dr Ameer Ali Dr Ameer Ali on 06/20/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, IDPs and Refugees, justice, Politics and Governance

Challenges for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Sri Lanka

Independent On December 19, 2024, fisherfolk in Mullaitivu Sri Lanka observed a boat in the sea, few hundred metres away from the shore, crowded with many people and children. The number was…

Ruki Fernando Ruki Fernando on 06/20/202506/20/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance

More Than Two Decades Without Justice for Journalist Nadesan’s Murder

Lanka Leader It has been 21 years since the murder of journalist Ayyathurai Nadesan. Nadesan is considered to be the first journalist killed during the tenure of a United People’s Freedom Alliance…

Ishanka Singha Arachchi Ishanka Singha Arachchi on 06/19/202506/19/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, Media and Communications, Youth

How Unethical Reporting Threatens the Safety of Children

The rising trend of sensationalized media coverage involving children is becoming increasingly alarming. Each day, new incidents highlight how deeply unethical media practices, particularly those that disclose the identities of child victims,…

Yenuli Amaratunga Yenuli Amaratunga on 06/17/2025
Development, Environment, Human Rights, Mannar, Politics and Governance

Mannar’s Stand Against Destructive Development

On the quiet shores of Mannar Island, something powerful is unfolding – not just a protest but a collective cry for justice, dignity and the right to live in harmony with the…

Roy Fernando (SJ) Roy Fernando (SJ) on 06/17/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation

Human Rights Commissioner’s Visit Shines Spotlight on Sri Lanka

As issues of international law dominate headlines globally, The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is expected to visit Sri Lanka from June 23 to 26. He will meet President…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 06/17/202506/17/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, International, justice, Peace and Conflict, War Crimes

The Madleen: An Act of Resistance Against Israel’s Genocide

“I’m sorry I’m not around with you these days, my love. But Daddy is trying to bring food to children just as beautiful as you – children who are being starved by…

Serena and Satya Burgess Serena and Satya Burgess on 06/17/2025
Colombo, Culture, Gender, Healthcare, Human Rights

Eradicating the Harmful Practice of Female Genital Mutilation

Traumatic. Painful. Irreversible. It is a practice veiled in secrecy and heavily stigmatised. No one wants to openly talk about it but Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a human rights violation that…

Groundviews Groundviews on 06/16/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, Photos

Varna: A Celebration of Queer Art and Resilience

In a country where queer lives have long existed in the margins unseen, silenced or systemically ignored, Varna emerges as a revolutionary act of resilience and pride. Organized by Youth Pride Organization,…

Mia Abeyawardene Mia Abeyawardene on 06/15/2025
Colombo, Healthcare, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

The Harm Reduction Philosophy Sri Lanka Ignores

In Sri Lanka, People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) and those struggling with addiction to either substances or behaviours are often caught in-between a binary of use and abstinence where the medical and…

Nivendra Uduman Nivendra Uduman on 06/12/2025
Colombo, Environment, Politics and Governance

Protecting and Preserving Sri Lanka’s Urban Wetlands

Photo courtesy of Chethika Gunasiri Urban wetlands are the often overlooked ecosystems that sit, quite literally, between land and water on the margins of development and destruction. In 2018, Colombo was named…

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Colombo, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith

Multiple Threats to Sri Lanka’s Freedom of Religion or Belief

In Sri Lanka, where a tapestry of religions weaves through its landscape, the promise of religious harmony at times masks a reality marked by religious intolerance and unequal protections. Despite constitutional guarantees…

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