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#GoHomeGota, #GotaGoHome, Colombo, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Arrests and Intimidation of Protesters Undermine Human Rights

The arrest of several protestors calling for Sri Lanka’s president and his associates to step down amid the ongoing economic crisis, has drawn attention to the grave human rights situation which persists…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 06/27/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Politics and Governance

Bringing Justice and Relief to Torture Victims

That Sri Lanka is a country where torture is rife has been well documented by several international organisations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) and…

Groundviews Groundviews on 06/26/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Wild Politics and Brutal Policing

Police brutality is very much a normal part of the abnormal way of life that exists in Sri Lanka just as attacks by wild elephants have become an usual part of life…

Basil Fernando Basil Fernando on 06/24/2022
#GoHomeGota, #GotaGoHome, Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Development, Economy, Elections, Politics and Governance

Elections Are the Only Way Forward

Verité Research The young Sri Lankan cricket team has done the impossible and beaten the powerful Australian cricket team several times in the shorter formats of the game, giving Sri Lankans some…

Harim Peiris Harim Peiris on 06/24/202206/24/2022
#GoHomeGota, Colombo, Education, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Life after this Death?

“All that is solid melts into the air…” Marx and Engels (The Communist Manifesto) The socio-economic edifice that is Sri Lanka’s informal sector is collapsing.  According to the 2020 Labour Force Survey,…

Tisaranee Gunasekara Tisaranee Gunasekara on 06/19/2022
#GoHomeGota, #GotaGoHome, Colombo, Culture, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Dissent Art Comes Into its Own

There is a lot of blood; faces grotesquely distorted, hands dripping red, bared fangs and dismembered body parts. Disgraceful alliances are mocked, leaders are lampooned and ridiculed and suffering and repression are…

Groundviews Groundviews on 06/17/202206/17/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, War Crimes

Ananthy Sasitharan: One Woman’s Relentless Quest for Justice

Thousands of women across Sri Lanka are searching for missing their husbands, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. The long and tragic history of enforced disappearances goes back to the first JVP insurrection…

Groundviews Groundviews on 06/15/202206/20/2022
#GoHomeGota, #GotaGoHome, Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Can the Aragalaya Be Sustained? What Does the Future Hold?

From a small, localised protest that began in the outskirts of Colombo, the aragalaya, or struggle, has flourished into a small village named GotaGoGama (GGG) complete with a library, first aid centre,…

Groundviews Groundviews on 06/14/202206/14/2022
Colombo, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance

Hiding the Sins of the Elite

Therein lies the rub. At the heart of most of the crises that have beset the nation of Sri Lanka is a corrupt, inequitable and underdeveloped economic structure of colonial origin. Attention…

Michael Cooke Michael Cooke on 06/13/2022
Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Poverty, Youth

Child Labour: Remedies in a Humanitarian Crisis

Our numbers are good, that is, if you glance at them and move on. We are proud to acknowledge that we have some of the lowest rates of child labour in South…

Buddhini Withana Buddhini Withana on 06/12/202206/12/2022
Colombo, Economy, Farming & Agriculture, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Food Sovereignty: Putting Farmers Back in Control

Colombo’s mayor, Rosy Senanayake, has cautioned that Colombo might run out of food by September.  The prime minister has warned that Sri Lankans will not be able to eat three meals a…

Priyanthi Fernando Priyanthi Fernando on 06/11/202206/11/2022
#GoHomeGota, #GotaGoHome, Colombo, Education, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

A Failed Government is Destroying Our Children

In May 2022, over half a million 16 year old Sri Lankan children sat their O’Level examination. Passing this exam is necessary for them to continue with their schooling. This batch (referred…

Ruwanthie de Chickera Ruwanthie de Chickera on 06/11/202206/11/2022
Colombo, Environment, Politics and Governance

Conserving and Protecting Sri Lanka’s Threatened Marine Resources

The oceans around Sri Lanka are a vital resource for food security, trade and shipping, coastal livelihoods, tourism, coastal protection and national security. Its coastal and marine resources and biological diversity, as…

Groundviews Groundviews on 06/08/2022
#GoHomeGota, #GotaGoHome, Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Economy, Politics and Governance

Need for Parallel Political and Economic Reforms

There is a fallacy being promoted by the reconstituted Rajapaksa regime that political reforms such as the proposed 21st Amendment are not really necessary or at least have already occurred through the change…

Harim Peiris Harim Peiris on 06/08/202206/11/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

Moving Towards True Reconciliation

In May this year, a Sri Lankan living in Australia was seen tearing up a flyer on the Tamil genocide commemorations at a #GotaGoHome protest. He said, “Do you think there was…

Sabrina Sourjah and Dr. Aloka Wanigasuriya Sabrina Sourjah and Dr. Aloka Wanigasuriya on 06/07/202206/07/2022

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