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Advocacy, Colombo, Disabilities, Education, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

Mainstreaming Education for Children with Disabilities

Despite having a high literacy rate, free education and good humanitarian development indicators, Sri Lankan society’s attitudes towards the disabled are still mired in the past although the country has 1.4 million…

Isuru Sampath Tennakoon and Lakmi Imasha Godakanda Isuru Sampath Tennakoon and Lakmi Imasha Godakanda on 12/03/202212/03/2022
Advocacy, Colombo, Healthcare, Politics and Governance

Meeting the Target to End AIDS by 2030

Sri Lanka is aiming to end AIDS by 2030 in accordance with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The government has taken many positive measures in the fight against AIDS including educating people…

Groundviews Groundviews on 12/01/2022
Advocacy, Moneragala, Peace and Conflict

Sister Milburga Fernando: A Sister-in-Arms

When I began researching the life and work of Father Michael Rodrigo, a Sri Lankan Catholic priest who was murdered in the Uva Province in 1987, I was directed to a nun…

Kanya D’Almeida Kanya D’Almeida on 09/22/202209/22/2022
Advocacy, Colombo, Human Rights, International Relations, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Who Goes to Geneva and Why

The 51st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is currently reviewing a new draft resolution on Sri Lanka. The core group invited the Sri Lankan government, other governments and…

Ruki Fernando Ruki Fernando on 09/21/202209/21/2022
Advocacy, Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Politics and Governance

Decriminalising Consensual Same-sex Sexual Relations: Amendments Versus Repeal

In a major development in the human rights arena, SLPP parliamentarian and lawyer Premanath C. Dolawatte handed over a private member’s bill to President Ranil Wickremesinghe seeking to amend laws that marginalise…

EQUAL GROUND, Sri Lanka EQUAL GROUND, Sri Lanka on 08/31/2022
#GoHomeGota, #GotaGoHome, Advocacy, Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

The Tea is Cold: Cinema as Social Responsibility

A young man from Colombo, Randika, travels to Jaffna on an assignment to find out how the war has affected people there. At first he is more interested in sharing photographs on…

Groundviews Groundviews on 07/04/202207/05/2022
Advocacy, International, Media and Communications

Homo Digitalis and the Citizen Journalist

An interesting dimension to the current conflict playing out in Ukraine amidst increasing aggression and spirited defiance, amidst airstrikes, war crimes, sanctions and diplomacy are the varied approaches to the flow of…

Pranith Wirasinha Pranith Wirasinha on 03/17/202203/18/2022
Advocacy, Colombo, Media and Communications

Natalie Soysa – A Fierce and Inspiring Activist

Natalie Soysa lived an intensely creative life. She was a writer, a journalist, a photographer and activist and she understood early in her life what many people take decades to fully realise…

Devika Brendon Devika Brendon on 01/24/202201/24/2022
Advocacy, Colombo, Healthcare, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

The Perpetual Marginalization of People with Disabilities

Article 12 (1) of the Constitution of Sri Lanka 1978 recognizes that people are entitled to equal protection of the law. Therefore, the state is under an obligation to ensure through law…

Binendri Perera Binendri Perera on 12/03/202112/09/2021
Advocacy, Colombo, Gender, Human Rights, justice, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance

Public Awareness Key to Ending Gender Based Violence

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women I want to take a look at what progress has been made in raising our awareness as a community about the…

Devika Brendon and Jessica Palden Devika Brendon and Jessica Palden on 11/25/202111/26/2021
Advocacy, Colombo, Gender, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict

The Joyful Activist: The Lasting Legacy of Kamla Bhasin

We mourn the loss of Kamla Bhasin, feminist activist, writer, poet, mentor and friend who left us on September 25. Kamla has been a core part of influencing and collaborating with feminist…

SANGAT Sri Lanka SANGAT Sri Lanka on 09/28/202109/28/2021
Advocacy, Anuradhapura, Colombo, Gender, Human Rights, Moneragala, Pandemic

Adding Fuel to the Fire: The Dramatic Rise in Domestic Violence During COVID-19

A global rise in the cases of domestic violence (DV) has been observed during the COVID-19 pandemic and sustained periods of lockdown owing to the pandemic. Several factors including tension created by…

Chamathka Ratnayake and Tarangee Mutucumarana Chamathka Ratnayake and Tarangee Mutucumarana on 09/22/202110/09/2021
Advocacy, Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Who Wants the Death Penalty?

In 2018 the former President of Sri Lanka, influenced by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ policy, attempted to resume executions for people convicted of drug trafficking. The President’s move reignited…

Ambika Satkunanathan and Mai Sato Ambika Satkunanathan and Mai Sato on 09/08/202109/08/2021
Advocacy, Colombo, Disabilities, Language

Learning Sri Lankan Sign Language

Raise your right hand (or your left if you are left-handed), with the palm facing forward and the fingers spread out. Now form an O with your thumb and your middle finger…

Michael Meyler Michael Meyler on 09/02/202109/02/2021
Advocacy, Colombo, justice, Politics and Governance

Has the Animal Welfare Bill Fallen by the Wayside?

The images are harrowing and all too familiar – an electrocuted baby elephant, a caged dog, a leopard caught in a trap, a butchered dolphin; accounts of animals suffering due to neglect,…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 05/02/202105/02/2021

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