Year: 2007

Advocacy, Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Human Rights, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance

A Donkey doing a Dog’s work: The Grade 1 entrance fiasco and the Chief Justice

This author is gobsmacked by the recent edict by the Chief Justice on school admissions to Grade 1. It is an affront on equality and human dignity. What is more, as a…

Groundviews on 08/08/200704/11/2008

Colombo, Human Security, Politics and Governance

And now for something completely different – “Victor Claymore”!

Beginning with a story of Andare, Sri Lanka’s inimitable court jester, I go on to explore in a similar vein the phenomenon of unexploded ordinance in Sri Lanka, looking particularly at the…

Groundviews on 08/08/2007

Ampara, Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, Mannar, Peace and Conflict, Trincomalee

Ã¢Â€ÂœI pray God that no one in this world should face the hardships, faced by my child and meÃ¢Â€Â

“registration” Eachchilampattai, Trincomalee Sri Lanka. IDP registration point. this young girl and her family had to flee from their village. They had to walk 36 km to reach this school where hundereds…

CHA on 08/08/2007

Colombo, Media and Communications

The Press and Politics

Speech by Bradman Weerakoon at DR Wijewardene Memorial Award 2007 31st July 2007 at the BMICH D.R. Wijewardene The subject Ranjit Wijewardene prescribed for me was The Press and Politics and I…

Groundviews on 08/07/2007

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New email subscription service and Facebook integration

Groundviews is pleased to announce a new email subscription service (powered by RSSFwd) that enables you to conveniently receive all new content posted on the site in your Inbox. The new service…

Groundviews on 08/07/2007

Colombo, Human Rights, Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, Peace and Conflict

Sri Lanka’s Dirty War

July 2007 In the past 18 months, over 2,000 Sri Lankans have been kidnapped or murdered, allegedly by government death squads. Now Human Rights Watch is calling for aid to Sri Lanka…

Groundviews on 08/07/2007

Human Rights, Human Security, Peace and Conflict

SRI LANKA’S TRAGEDY

By Frederica Jansz It was around 8 p.m. Weary after a days work and looking forward to going home to his bride of just one month, 26 year old Subramaniam Raveesh stepped…

Montage on 08/04/2007

Human Rights, Human Security, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

The Responsibility to Protect

Photo credit: Sam de Silva The Neelan Tiruchelvam Lecture delivered by Gareth Evans, the former Foreign Minister of Australia and the current President of the International Crisis Group (ICG), was a lucid…

on 08/02/2007

Politics and Governance

A lying, conniving JHU and Kotakadeniya

The recent furore over the sale of duty free vehicles by the JHU is fodder for my latest article. There are several versions to this. The Ven. Rathana thero asserts that the…

Sunanda Deshapriya on 08/01/2007

Human Rights, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

Stanley Rd Closure Affects Traders In Jaffna

Traders on Jaffna Stanley Road are badly affected by the closure of the road. The road is closed for public usage for security reasons and only pedestrians are allowed to use it….

jafrep on 07/30/2007

Ampara, Media and Communications

The forgotten: Sriyanie’s story from Welikanda

on 07/28/200704/11/2008

Colombo, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

The unlearnt lessons of July 1983

à¶¸à·… à¶¢à·–à¶½à·’ à·„à¶à¶šà·’à¶±à·Šà·€à¶à·Š à¶´à·à¶©à¶¸à¶šà·Š à·™à¶±à· à¶œà¶±à·Šà¶±à·… Photo credit: Tamilnation.org My article deals with the social and political after-effects of one of the most despicable episodes in Sri Lankan history – the ethnics…

Janith Vipulaguna on 07/27/200704/11/2008

Ampara, Batticaloa, Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Jaffna, Mannar, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Puttalam, Trincomalee, Vavuniya

The Indo-Lanka Accord – Some reflections 20 years hence

Groundviews on 07/27/200704/11/2008

Colombo, Media and Communications

An inconvenient history: A reply to Victory Ivan’s viewpoints on criminal defamation

Groundviews on 07/27/200704/11/2008

Advocacy, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Let’s stop corruption in Sri Lanka!

A litany of socio-political problems we face today can directly or indirectly be traced back to the existence and growth of corruption. Bordering on criminality, exacerbating extreme poverty, stifling economic development and…

Groundviews on 07/26/2007