Addressing “blocked grief” in Jaffna
Photograph via Steppes Travel Six years after the end of the war the population in the North of Sri Lanka remains passive, ensnared in wartime mentality because they haven’t been able to…
Author: Ingeborg Lohfert Haslund-Vinding
Post-war Sri Lanka: 6 years and still an open wound
On May 19 six years had passed since the war ended. Six years ago former president Mahinda Rajapaksa spoke to the people of Sri Lanka commenting the final battle of the war:…
The Right To Information Act: Finally a reality?
Image: Amnesty Access to information is a universal human right; despite that it has never been a part of the constitution in Sri Lanka although attempts have been made throughout the last…
Rape and domestic violence in Sri Lanka: Triggered by a mind-set?
Image courtesy Beyond Borders Water runs through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence. The same could be said about changing a nation’s mind-set. “A culture that propagates…
The gender paradox in Sri Lanka
Photo courtesy Women make up 50% of the population but only 5% of the parliament – how can this be solved? ”If the women of a country are slaves, the men can…