Appeal by the Families of the Disappeared
We, the Families of the Disappeared have been searching for our loved ones and calling for justice, for many years. Many Commissions were established by the previous government to carry out inquiries…
We, the Families of the Disappeared have been searching for our loved ones and calling for justice, for many years. Many Commissions were established by the previous government to carry out inquiries…
Picture from ICMP In the 35 year history of the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (“WGEID”), Sri Lanka ranks number two, shamefully, in the numbers of disappearance cases…
Image via 91News The fast by prisoners last month has given rise to fresh debate about justice for them. It is a sad reflection on Sri Lankan people and the new Government…
Picture courtesy panoramio These three books are essential reading for those interested in the events in the North and East of this Island, and their impact on the people of that region…
Picture courtesy RepublicSquare Members of the families of those forcibly disappeared, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. I would like to thank the organising committee for the invitation to deliver this speech on…
Photo courtesy The recent Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka is a remarkable document. Crafted in the immediate aftermath of the devastating OISL Report on Sri Lanka whose central recommendation was…
I When Govinthan penned (A New World) in 1985, the intelligence wing of a Tamil militant group was hunting for him across Tamil Nadu. Govinthan (real name: Soosaipillai Nobert) joined the People’s…
Image courtesy Last week, Tamil children in the North of Sri Lanka reportedly took to the streets to demand the release of their parents detained for years[1] under anti-terror laws[2]. This was…
PANEL DISCUSSION: ‘Designing the future: Plotting change, planning reform’, 5.30-7.00pm, 22nd September JDA Perera Gallery, Horton Place, Colombo Free & open to public. Parking available inside the venue. Seating limited. If architecture…
JDA Perera Gallery, Horton Place, Colombo 22 September, 4 – 5pm, at the venue Exhibition ends today Led by the input of Asanga Welikala and in collaboration with Channa Daswatta, ‘Corridors…
KEYNOTE: ‘The ‘F’ word and the Tamil National Question’ by Shiral Lakthilaka, 5.30-7.00pm, 19th September JDA Perera Gallery, Horton Place, Colombo Free & open to public. Parking available inside the venue.…
Photo courtesy Al Jazeera “Don’t judge us on broken promises of the past government.” Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera told the 30 Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 14…
KEYNOTE: ‘The challenge of constitutional reform: Mediating change and managing continuity’ by Rohan Edrisinha, 5.30-7.00pm, 17th September JDA Perera Gallery, Horton Place, Colombo Free & open to public. Parking available inside…
KEYNOTE: ‘The constitutional vision of the new government ‘ by Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne, 5.30-7.00pm, 16th September JDA Perera Gallery, Horton Place, Colombo Free & open to public. Parking available inside the…
Opening Night Corridors of power: Drawing and modelling Sri Lanka’s tryst with democracy 6 – 9pm, 15th September 2015, JDA Perera Gallery, Horton Place, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Completely free and open to the public.…