Comments on: July 1983, State Racism and Truth Commissions https://groundviews.org/2013/09/18/july-1983-state-racism-and-truth-commissions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=july-1983-state-racism-and-truth-commissions Journalism for Citizens Wed, 09 Oct 2013 14:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Groundviews https://groundviews.org/2013/09/18/july-1983-state-racism-and-truth-commissions/#comment-55777 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 14:16:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=13247#comment-55777 In reply to Gini Appu.

Reply to Gini Appu’s comment on “July 1983, State Racism and Truth Commissions (posted by Moderator)

Gini Appu, I totally agree with you about the brutality of the state and the need for accountability. But I also think that reconciliation must follow. This is what we learn from the various Truth Commissions around the globe. (Dr. Nesiah’s response)

]]> By: Gini Appu https://groundviews.org/2013/09/18/july-1983-state-racism-and-truth-commissions/#comment-55652 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:46:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=13247#comment-55652 Those who fashioned the brutal end to the civil war in the North East, drew deeply from the brutal end to the civil war in the south, just two decades prior. The state has become increasingly efficient at dealing with the opposition, regardless of ethnicity. The only people who don’t learn from the past are those who apply filters to the past. Accountability, not reconciliation, is what Sr Lanka needs.

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