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Colombo, Culture, Photos

The Extinct Art of Diving for Pearls

Braving sharks, venomous snakes and their own human frailty, the pearl fishers of the Gulf of Mannar would plunge deep into the depths of the Indian Ocean to secure their prizes; pristine,…

Groundviews Groundviews on 01/18/202301/19/2023
Colombo, Diplomacy, International Relations, Politics and Governance

Sri Lanka and the World: Towards a New Approach

Speaking in Parliament in 1996, Anura Bandaranaike dwelt on the legacy of his father and mother. He spoke of how the world had viewed Sri Lanka in their time and how it…

Uditha Devapriya Uditha Devapriya on 01/15/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, War Crimes

The Slow but Sure Process of Justice and Accountability

The past few weeks have seen a rapid escalation of justice and accountability mechanisms on the national and international landscape for Sri Lanka’s gross human rights violators; the nooses are tightening around…

Groundviews Groundviews on 01/14/2023
Colombo

Life (in and) After Death: A Story in Five Parts

Sudden death has been at the centre of my life the past few weeks. Two deaths that required me to navigate the legal systems of four countries. This entailed multiple visits to…

Ambika Satkunanathan Ambika Satkunanathan on 01/12/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Rajapaksa Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost

January is usually a grim indication of the perilous state of human rights in Sri Lanka. It is reminder of the many cases that have gone unpunished with perpetrators still at large.…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 01/11/202301/15/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Fighting to Free Wasantha Mudalige

Among the reprisals faced by prominent leaders of the people’s uprising last year were arrests, detentions, travel bans and continuing court cases. Many leaders have multiple court cases pending against them despite…

Ruki Fernando Ruki Fernando on 01/11/202301/11/2023
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

New Year Aragalaya

We have reached January 9th, 2023. We cannot go any farther or longer or deeper. We are at the turning point, on the cusp, early   in the New Year, and we…

Indran Amirthanayagam Indran Amirthanayagam on 01/10/2023
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance

Selling the Family Silver

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has often been accused of neo-liberal tendencies. The term is used as a pejorative; this statement and many before it justify the label and reveals his ideological compass. It…

Kusum Wijetilleke Kusum Wijetilleke on 01/06/2023
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

2022: What a Momentous Year for Sri Lanka

We all knew 2022 would be a challenging year for Sri Lanka even before its arrival. But no one expected it to be this difficult, hurtful, unpleasant, yet memorable. The country was…

Prof. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi Prof. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi on 01/03/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, International, Peace and Conflict, Poetry

The Year’s Fruits

  What did this year bring? It brought the Palais des Nations in Geneva to hear my thoughts on poetry and diplomacy in the early months of the now even   more…

Indran Amirthanayagam Indran Amirthanayagam on 01/01/2023
Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Politics of Incompatibility

A recent World Food Programme (WFP) report underlines the magnitude of the food crisis in Sri Lanka. The report shows that 36% of the country’s households are effectively food insecure while 76%…

Uditha Devapriya Uditha Devapriya on 01/01/202301/01/2023
Colombo, Human Security, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

After an Extraordinary Year, Uncertainty

In some ways, in 2022, life for Sri Lankans has followed a similar pattern to previous years. A few have prospered greatly or wielded power ruthlessly, many have faced misery, protests by…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 12/31/202212/31/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, IDPs and Refugees, International, Politics and Governance

Rohingya Refugees in Sri Lanka

On December 17, 2022, fishermen in northern Sri Lanka alerted the navy about a boat in distress adrift in the sea. On December 18, the navy rescued a group of 104 people…

Ruki Fernando Ruki Fernando on 12/28/202212/28/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Poetry, Politics and Governance

Aragalaya, Tsunami and the New Year Dividend

On this Boxing Day, eighteenth anniversary of the Tsunami I write about the year in which the Aragalaya swept up and dispatched the ruler of the ruling family. He fled first to…

Indran Amirthanayagam Indran Amirthanayagam on 12/27/2022
Advocacy, Colombo, Economy, justice, Politics and Governance

Microfinance: Addressing a Social Disaster

Microfinance is an essential aspect of the economy where low income people often lack access to structured, formal  financial services. Improved access to financial services among the low income population assists in…

Thusitha Siriwardana Thusitha Siriwardana on 12/26/202212/26/2022

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