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Ampara, Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, Mannar, Peace and Conflict, Trincomalee

Ã¢Â€ÂœI pray God that no one in this world should face the hardships, faced by my child and meÃ¢Â€Â

“registration” Eachchilampattai, Trincomalee Sri Lanka. IDP registration point. this young girl and her family had to flee from their village. They had to walk 36 km to reach this school where hundereds…

CHA on 08/08/2007

Colombo, Media and Communications

The Press and Politics

Speech by Bradman Weerakoon at DR Wijewardene Memorial Award 2007 31st July 2007 at the BMICH D.R. Wijewardene The subject Ranjit Wijewardene prescribed for me was The Press and Politics and I…

Groundviews on 08/07/2007

Colombo, Human Rights, Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, Peace and Conflict

Sri Lanka’s Dirty War

July 2007 In the past 18 months, over 2,000 Sri Lankans have been kidnapped or murdered, allegedly by government death squads. Now Human Rights Watch is calling for aid to Sri Lanka…

Groundviews on 08/07/2007

Human Rights, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

Stanley Rd Closure Affects Traders In Jaffna

Traders on Jaffna Stanley Road are badly affected by the closure of the road. The road is closed for public usage for security reasons and only pedestrians are allowed to use it.…

jafrep on 07/30/2007

Ampara, Media and Communications

The forgotten: Sriyanie’s story from Welikanda

on 07/28/200704/11/2008

Colombo, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

The unlearnt lessons of July 1983

à¶¸à·… à¶¢à·–à¶½à·’ à·„à¶à¶šà·’à¶±à·Šà·€à¶à·Š à¶´à·à¶©à¶¸à¶šà·Š à·™à¶±à· à¶œà¶±à·Šà¶±à·… Photo credit: Tamilnation.org My article deals with the social and political after-effects of one of the most despicable episodes in Sri Lankan history – the ethnics…

Janith Vipulaguna on 07/27/200704/11/2008

Ampara, Batticaloa, Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Jaffna, Mannar, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Puttalam, Trincomalee, Vavuniya

The Indo-Lanka Accord – Some reflections 20 years hence

Groundviews on 07/27/200704/11/2008

Colombo, Media and Communications

An inconvenient history: A reply to Victory Ivan’s viewpoints on criminal defamation

Groundviews on 07/27/200704/11/2008

Colombo, Human Rights, Human Security, Peace and Conflict

Shedding the Master: The Challenge for the Muslims

Shanthi Sachithanandam A.H. Macan Markar, MP Kalkudah electorate Speaking on the Sinhala Only Bill in 1956. This was during the post colonial period. The Southern Muslim political leaders, who formed the mainstream…

Montage on 07/25/2007

Ampara, Batticaloa, Colombo, Disaster Management, Galle, Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, Peace and Conflict, Puttalam

Wars and Waves: Sri Lanka’s internally displaced

The 28 minute documentary “Wars and Waves: Sri Lanka’s internally displaced” that was produced by COHRE, and directed and written by me, is available online. There was a small private launch a…

sam on 07/18/2007

Colombo, Human Rights, Human Security, Jaffna, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict

“Our people are at your mercy” – Tamils flee Sri Lanka conflict

“I have a moral duty to pacify wherever there is irritation given to the Sinhalese. I have a duty to pacify them and tell them our people are at your mercy. They…

Groundviews on 07/18/2007

Colombo, Media and Communications

Scent of the Lotus Pond: Censoring art or protecting culture?

Groundviews was able to obtain footage of a scene the Public Performance Board of Sri Lanka seeks to completely remove from Sathyajith Maitipe’s film Scent of the Lotus Pond. In a review…

Groundviews on 07/14/2007

Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Politics and Governance

Suggestion to the Select Committee on Electoral Reform

by R.M.B. Senanayake The Select Committee on Electoral Reform headed by Minister Dinesh Gunawardene has submitted a very good report making recommendations which will clean up our electoral politics by removing structures…

raja on 07/13/2007

Colombo, Galle, Media and Communications

Dallas – Are you listening?

My article is based on vignettes of commuting in public transport. The first short story is on a trip down South to see my mother and the travails of a journey from…

Sunanda Deshapriya on 07/13/2007

Colombo

Untapped Potential in our Land

Sometimes I think about how Sri Lanka is in the situation she is currently in – soaring inflation, sliding currency, ever-increasing govt. debt, etc. If one looks at it closely, Sri Lanka…

Melvin Ally on 07/12/2007