Photo courtesy of ICRC Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict Almost every conflict around the world from Bosnia to Syria, Myanmar, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka,…
Photos courtesy of Firi Rahman Today is the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Sri Lanka is a pluralistic society where communities of different cultures and religions exist side…
Today is the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims On March 24, 1980, Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero of El…
There is a social experiment that has been doing rounds close to Women’s Day this year. To help understand the human mind, participants are asked to solve a riddle and their responses…
For Women’s Day 2021, Groundviews interviewed Dr. Theshini Perera, a professional in the field of science who has broken stigmas held against women, proving that not only can women drive change and…
Image courtesy of United Nations Former UN officials and independent experts call on the international community to take immediate steps towards justice and accountability to end Sri Lanka’s cycles of violence. The…
Photo courtesy of Saskia Fernando Gallery Artist Gayan Prageeth is exhibiting his latest collection, Eyes Only, at the Saskia Fernando Gallery. His work reflects a deep concern for the state of society…
Photo courtesy of Global Centre for Responsibility to Protect International and local human rights advocates urged the UN Human Rights Council’s Core Group for Sri Lanka not to be fooled into presenting a…
Photo courtesy of Nikkei Asia In a statement, a group of eminent civil society activists and organisations and religious leaders have called on the government to enable the burial of Covid-19 dead….
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On February 26, the Sri Lankan government withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1, which Sri Lanka endorsed in 2015. The resolution commits Sri Lanka to ensuring truth, justice and reconciliation…
Photo courtesy of The Hindu The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka conducted the first national study on the treatment and conditions of prisoners from February 2018 to January 2020. The findings…
Photo courtesy of UNICEF World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day and is celebrated on November 20 each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide,…
Photo courtesy of Associated Press Just before the Presidential election of November 16, 2019, the UK’s Guardian newspaper began its editorial on Sri Lanka with this line: “There are worse things than…
Photo courtesy of Twitter In their recent parliamentary election, the people of New Zealand discarded the old white men who had been running the country decades and chose instead a host of…
