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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
Advocacy, Colombo, Human Rights, Identity, Issues, Language, Reconciliation

Why Language Matters

Sri Lanka’s post-colonial language policy was neither fair not desirable. A largely non-English speaking population was governed by a small class of English-speaking elite. Weary of being excluded from governance and public…

Ayudhya Gajanayake Ayudhya Gajanayake on 03/29/202103/29/2021
Advocacy, Colombo, Gender, Issues

Celebrating Inspiring Women: A Message from Jayathma Wickramanayake

There is a social experiment that has been doing rounds close to Women’s Day this year. To help understand the human mind, participants are asked to solve a riddle and their responses…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/08/202103/09/2021
Advocacy, Colombo, Disabilities, Human Rights, Issues

The Strength of Disability

To mark International Day for Persons with Disabilities, Groundviews interviewed Dharini de Mel, a friend and philanthropist for persons with disabilities. Dharini’s introduction to supporting the disabled came quite by chance. Although…

Ayudhya Gajanayake Ayudhya Gajanayake on 12/03/202012/04/2020
Advocacy, Colombo, Gender, Human Rights

Eliminating Violence Against Women with Community Support

There have been a lot of politicians all over the world telling us that a nation’s security and economic prosperity are the most important factors in making a country great. Freedom from…

Devika Brendon, Vasi Udurawane and Mariam Peterson Devika Brendon, Vasi Udurawane and Mariam Peterson on 11/25/202011/27/2020
Advocacy, Colombo, Youth

Stemming the Tide of Child Sexual Abuse

World Children’s Day falls on November 20. Sri Lanka commemorated Children’s Day on October 1 and September 2 marked 30 years since the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child…

Thaveesha Bulegoda Thaveesha Bulegoda on 11/11/202011/11/2020
Advocacy, Colombo, Healthcare, Issues

Do We Understand Mental Health?

Mental illness is not uncommon in Sri Lanka. Most often, mental illness and disorders go undetected due to social and cultural taboos, severely damaging a person’s level of happiness, productivity, and his…

Ayudhya Gajanayake Ayudhya Gajanayake on 10/10/202001/29/2021
Advocacy, Colombo, Environment, Gender, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Politics and Governance

The Colombo Declaration

Image Samya Arif/Medium Read the full article on The Hindu. Click here to access the full text of the Colombo Declaration, an excerpt of which is below: Whereas on the occasion of…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/22/2020
Advocacy, Healthcare, Issues, Long Reads

Mental Health and Stigma in Sri Lanka

“I was taken to hospital without my consent. They restrained me when I refused to be medicated, and gave me an injection to sedate me. I had a full-time job, supporting my…

Nivendra Uduman Nivendra Uduman on 02/19/201802/19/2018

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