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Colombo, Human Rights, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance

Will the Online Safety Commission Keep People Safe Online?

pwc  In an era where the digital landscape has become an integral part of our lives, ensuring online safety has never been more crucial. As the online realm grapples with issues like…

Supun Jayawardena Supun Jayawardena on 10/03/2023
Colombo, Environment, Politics and Governance

Time for Action to Halt Environmental Destruction

United Nations Observances In 1985, the United Nations declared that the first Monday in October is celebrated as World Habitat Day. The purpose was to “…to reflect on the state of our…

Rohan Wijesinha Rohan Wijesinha on 10/02/202310/02/2023
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Politics and Governance

Nation Building is Possible with Full Implementation of 13th Amendment Part 2

The history of devolution in Sri Lanka is riddled with disappointments and missed opportunities. Although the armed conflict ended in 2009, the political conflict that led to the nearly 25 years of…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 10/01/2023
Colombo, Culture, Fiction / Creative Writing, Religion and faith

Mansions of the Moon: A Review of Shyam Selvadurai’s New Book

More than any other religion Buddhism has the capacity to capture the imagination of many people born to other faiths. Its intellectual clarity, its appeal to reason and foresight has appealed to…

Dr. Radhika Coomaraswamy Dr. Radhika Coomaraswamy on 10/01/2023
Colombo, Economy, Elections, Politics and Governance

Against Elections or Against Economics?

In his latest column, Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka criticises two economists for what he interprets to be a call for postponing presidential elections next year. Both economists, Dr Indrajit Coomaraswamy and Nimal Sanderatne,…

Uditha Devapriya Uditha Devapriya on 09/30/2023
Colombo, Culture, Gender

The Conquering Hero: “Success” in Danushka Gunathilaka’s Sexual Assault Case

In the 11 months just past, several media reports were busy portraying the events in the trial of Danushka Gunathilaka, the Sri Lankan cricketer charged with sexual assault and violence against a…

Devika Brendon Devika Brendon on 09/29/2023
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Culture, Politics and Governance

Why Sri Lanka Has Descended into Chaos and the Way Forward Part 2

In the precolonial period of country’s long history, much of organised life was impacted from inter kingdom wars, natural events, harsh climate, hierarchical attitude and behaviour of provincial rulers, and the demands…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 09/26/2023
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Politics and Governance

Nation Building is Possible with Full Implementation of 13th Amendment Part 1

Sri Lanka, a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country, has been facing multiple and endless crises for decades. Effective solutions must be found to resolve the political, economic, cultural and relationship issues between the…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 09/25/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance

The Online Safety Act: A Trojan Horse for Authoritarianism

The draft of Sri Lanka’s Online Safety Act, published last week, is draconian, dangerous, and it should come as no surprise, also dumb. I’ve not studied any vocal support of the draft,…

Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa on 09/23/202309/24/2023
Colombo, Education, Politics and Governance

Re-inventing the Idea of University: Some Reflections and Proposals

There are two reasons that motivated me to select this topic. The first is my desire to share with you my conviction that the ruling idea of university in Sri Lanka needs…

Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda on 09/23/202309/23/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

Anti-Terrorism Bill Version 2.0: Still Worse Than the PTA

On September 15, the government published an Anti-Terrorism Bill, referred to as the ATA. The Bill is presented as a revision of an earlier version that was gazetted in March 2023, when…

Ermiza Tegal Ermiza Tegal on 09/23/202309/23/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

Human Rights Watch Questions Credibility of Proposed Truth Commission

The government’s proposed National Unity and Reconciliation Commission (NURC) has come in for criticism from a leading international human rights organisation, which also condemns the ongoing persecution of victims’ families, human rights…

Groundviews Groundviews on 09/18/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Unthinking Nation

It was the spring of infatuation. Millions of Sinhala voters saw Gotabaya Rajapaksa the way he saw himself, a colossus among men, a king reborn. He and his acolytes had spent much…

Tisaranee Gunasekara Tisaranee Gunasekara on 09/17/202309/17/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Strong Criticism and Weak Excuses: Sri Lanka at HRC

On the opening day of the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on September 11, member states were considering yet another report detailing abuses by the Sri Lankan regime.…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 09/15/2023
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Political philosophy, Politics and Governance

Re-Imagining Democracy in Sri Lanka

We at the BCIS began to conceptualize and plan this publication on the experience of democracy in our country at a time when the Sri Lankan people were on the verge of…

Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda on 09/15/202309/15/2023

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