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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
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Culture, Human Rights, justice, Longing and Belonging, Memorialisation, Peace and Conflict, Reconciliation

Jungle and the Sea: A Tale of Courage, Hope and Survival

Following the runaway success of his first play, Counting and Cracking, writer and director S. Shakthidharan has produced a new play called Jungle and the Sea, which has received enthusiastic reviews since…

Groundviews Groundviews on 12/21/2022
Colombo, Gender, Human Rights, justice

I Am More Than I Was Told I Was

I think it’s time we changed the conversation in our society from what a woman’s role in society should be – from dutiful mother and wife – to whoever it is she…

Dulcinea Gunatilaka Dulcinea Gunatilaka on 12/16/202212/16/2022
Colombo, Development, Economy, Healthcare, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

Delivering Economic Recovery with Humane and Equitable Development

Sri Lanka plunged into a dystopian economic reality in 2022. Even in the present global downturn few countries match it in the stunning speed and severity of its collapse. The economy has…

Sonali Deraniyagala Sonali Deraniyagala on 12/15/202212/15/2022
Colombo, Diaspora, Human Rights, IDPs and Refugees, International, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

Transitional Justice, Refugees and IDPs in Post War in Sri Lanka

Following three decades of bloody and protracted civil war between government forces and the LTTE, the group was dismantled in May 2009. As reported by the U.N. panel formed by Secretary General…

SHLOMI YASS SHLOMI YASS on 12/14/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Youth

Protecting Children Through the Convention on the Rights of the Child

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) adopted in 1989, which Sri Lanka ratified on 1991, recognizes the economic, social and cultural rights of children. It is the most ratified…

Sahan Wiratunga Sahan Wiratunga on 12/12/2022
Colombo, Development, Economy, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

The Long Journey To an United and Democratic Sri Lanka

As the world marks another Human Rights Day, Sri Lanka is sinking deeper and deeper into an authoritarian regime where human rights are routinely flouted and international criticism is regularly ignored. The…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 12/10/202212/12/2022
Development, Farming & Agriculture, Human Rights, Mullaitivu, Peace and Conflict, Vavuniya

Bogaswewa: The Story of a Sorry Settlement

“This is the most shameless and ill thought out settlement of people in the history of this country,” says Anura Chandrasekara. He is a farmer, originally from Anuradhapura. He now speaks to…

Pranith Wirasinha Pranith Wirasinha on 12/08/202201/16/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, International Relations, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Poverty, Reconciliation

President’s Anti Freedom Crackdown Undermines Trust

As Sri Lankans continue to suffer the effects of the economic crisis and varied human rights abuses, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has made clear his willingness to use force against people who protest…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 12/05/202212/09/2022
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
Colombo, Culture, Education, Gender, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

Love for Saree or Fear of Change?

A statement made by a teachers trade union has opened up another social debate. This is about the female teachers’ school attire. The union points out that just like in any other…

Prof. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi Prof. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi on 11/30/202211/30/2022
Development, Economy, Human Rights, IDPs and Refugees, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Poverty, Vavuniya

Abandoned to Their Fate, Northern Villagers Battle to Survive

They are a small, tight knit community held together by their shared suffering and insurmountable difficulties. Ever since the start of the 1983 civil war, their lives have been marked by tragedy…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 11/29/202211/29/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice, War Crimes

Does Sri Lanka Need a Truth and Reconciliation Mechanism?

In the lead up to the September session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) the Government of Sri Lanka floated the proposal of establishing a truth and reconciliation mechanism (TRC).…

Mirak Raheem Mirak Raheem on 11/26/202211/30/2022
Colombo, Gender, Human Rights, justice, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance

Ending the Violence And Silence

There has been a positive change in Sri Lanka in the past 5 to 10 years in the recognition of the rights of women and children. This is the result of the…

Devika Brendon Devika Brendon on 11/25/202211/26/2022
Human Rights, justice, Mullaitivu, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Vavuniya

The Enduring Cost of a Long and Brutal War

Human rights defenders, journalists, families of the disappeared and people remembering their dead are continually being harassed and monitored by intelligence services, military and police in the North. Although the war ended…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 11/23/202211/23/2022

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