Comments on: Revisiting Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka: The Rhetoric, Realities & Opportunities https://groundviews.org/2015/09/08/revisiting-transitional-justice-in-sri-lanka-the-rhetoric-realities-opportunities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=revisiting-transitional-justice-in-sri-lanka-the-rhetoric-realities-opportunities Journalism for Citizens Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: puniselva https://groundviews.org/2015/09/08/revisiting-transitional-justice-in-sri-lanka-the-rhetoric-realities-opportunities/#comment-60318 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:17:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=18132#comment-60318 truth + justice + reparations = guarantees of non-recurrence

From the end of war till today there has been no truth, no justice and no reparations(eben UN entities and ICRC were partially obstructed from helping the victims).

Increasing militarisation and refusal to return 6,000 acres of Jaffna HSZ is said to be against ”revival of LTTE”

(= guarantee of non-recurrence) Furthermore the President’s token return of a few pieces of land in a ceremony on 23 March is not recognised by the armed forces in the North.

NO truth + NO justice + NO reparations + ”guarantee of non-recurrence” by *very high militarisation

= continuing oppression

(* comment in http://groundviews.org/2015/09/02/the-coca-cola-incident-are-we-the-next-plachimada/ )

]]> By: puniselva https://groundviews.org/2015/09/08/revisiting-transitional-justice-in-sri-lanka-the-rhetoric-realities-opportunities/#comment-60308 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 23:47:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=18132#comment-60308 In reply to alex.

One tweet about this article says:
”Breaking from a history of impunity means ending a history of breaking promises”

]]> By: srivanamoth https://groundviews.org/2015/09/08/revisiting-transitional-justice-in-sri-lanka-the-rhetoric-realities-opportunities/#comment-60307 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 17:40:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=18132#comment-60307 There are a lot of “ifs” and “buts” and most likely the future will be most likely no different from the past! Only this way there is life for the politicians to earn their living for ever and ever! “People” don’t matter!

]]> By: alex https://groundviews.org/2015/09/08/revisiting-transitional-justice-in-sri-lanka-the-rhetoric-realities-opportunities/#comment-60305 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:55:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=18132#comment-60305 Good and timely call to action. Sri Lanka has a dismal track record when it comes to delivering on promises. Will this time be different ? I hope so.

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