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Human Security

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Colombo, Human Rights, Human Security, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Combatting the Scourge of Human Trafficking

COVID-19 and the severe economic crisis has resulted in an increase in human smuggling, illegal migration and forced labour in Sri Lanka. People are heavily in debt after taking loans to tide…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 06/14/202306/16/2023
Advocacy, Colombo, Corruption, Human Rights, Human Security, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Politics and Governance, Terrorism

Fighting for Rights in a Repressive State

Piyath Nikeshala, a prominent social media activist, was attacked with machetes in broad daylight by former deputy mayor of Kaduwela Municipal Council, SLPP member Chandika Abeyrathne and his supporters. And then Piyath,…

Buwanaka S. Perera Buwanaka S. Perera on 05/12/202305/12/2023
Colombo, Economy, Human Security, Political philosophy, Politics and Governance

Beyond May Day

The connection between May Day and labour rights began in the United States. During the 19th century, at the height of the industrial revolution, thousands of men, women and children were dying…

Buwanaka S. Perera Buwanaka S. Perera on 05/04/202305/08/2023
Development, Environment, Human Rights, Human Security, Issues, Mannar, Moving Images, Photos, Politics and Governance

Wind Farms : The Death of Mannar

How can the most ambitious renewable power project in Sri Lanka have this many detrimental impacts on the environment and the local communities of Mannar? Thambapawani, a derivation of the name after…

Buwanaka S. Perera Buwanaka S. Perera on 04/25/202304/26/2023
Colombo, Human Security, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

After an Extraordinary Year, Uncertainty

In some ways, in 2022, life for Sri Lankans has followed a similar pattern to previous years. A few have prospered greatly or wielded power ruthlessly, many have faced misery, protests by…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 12/31/202212/31/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, Human Security, Peace and Conflict

Mapping Out Colombo’s High Security Zones

The government’s designation of public streets and government buildings in central Colombo as High Security Zones (HSZs) by invoking the Official Secrets Act has led to widespread condemnation at home and abroad…

Pranith Wirasinha Pranith Wirasinha on 09/29/202210/15/2022
#GotaGoHome, Diaspora, Human Security, Identity, justice, Longing and Belonging, Peace and Conflict, Reconciliation

A Call for a Change in Culture

“They will never change” is a phrase that many Tamils overseas often hear from back home. A simple phrase articulated partly in sadness, partly in gloating. It’s difficult to condemn how various…

Aravinthan Ganeshan Aravinthan Ganeshan on 06/30/202208/08/2022
Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, Human Security, Peace and Conflict, Photos, Politics and Governance

March 31 Protests and Aftermath: Updates

The Protest Events of March 31 leading into the early hours of April 1, 2022 On March 31, a silent citizens protest that began at Jubilee Junction in Nugegoda burgeoned into a massive show…

Groundviews Groundviews on 04/02/202204/04/2022
Human Rights, Human Security, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation

2021: The Year in Review

2020 flowed into 2021 with a continued air of uncertainty due to the unrelenting spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The third wave saw cases and deaths rise exponentially, taking the country’s healthcare…

Groundviews Groundviews on 12/30/202112/30/2021
Colombo, Corruption, Human Security, Issues, justice, Peace and Conflict, Polonnaruwa, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice

Pattani Razeek’s Abduction and Killing – An 11 Year Wait for Justice

On 11 February 2010, Pattani Razeek, a former Grama Niladhari (Village Official), a former Managing Trustee of the Community Trust Fund (CTF) and an Executive Committee Member of the Asian Forum for…

Ruki Fernando Ruki Fernando on 02/17/202102/17/2021
Colombo, Development, Environment, Human Security, Politics and Governance

Committing Ecocide: The Desecration of a Green and Pleasant Land

Whenever President Gotabaya Rajapaksa embarks on a “discussion with the villagers” visit, Sri Lanka’s environmental defenders shudder in anticipation of yet another verbal executive order resulting in the destruction of more trees,…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 02/13/202102/23/2021
Colombo, Human Rights, Human Security, Issues, Politics and Governance

A Tough Time for Human Rights

On February 26, the Sri Lankan government withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1, which Sri Lanka endorsed in 2015. The resolution commits Sri Lanka to ensuring truth, justice and reconciliation…

Groundviews Groundviews on 12/17/202012/17/2020
Colombo, Human Rights, Human Security, Pandemic, Politics and Governance, Politics and Governance, Science and Technology

Military Drones Flying Over Privacy and Freedom

Many are familiar with drone technology as a highly advanced aerial technology. Drones have become increasingly useful for organizations such as the United Nations to provide relief and essential items including food…

Sampath Samarakoon Sampath Samarakoon on 11/23/202011/23/2020
Colombo, Development, Environment, Human Security

Human-Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka – Undoing Thousands of Years of Coexistence

The elephant is a symbol of pride, and of cultural and religious significance to Sri Lankans. They have been a feature of attraction, bringing large numbers of tourists to Sri Lanka’s National…

Samya Senaratne Samya Senaratne on 09/14/202009/14/2020
Colombo, Corruption, Features, Human Rights, Human Security, Parliamentary Elections 2020, Politics and Governance, Politics and Governance

Stopping the Landslide

Basil Rajapaksa (Daily FT – 29.7.2020) Basil Rajapaksa is the Rajapaksa family’s thinking man. Unlike his brothers and nephews, he doesn’t shoot his mouth off. His remarks should be taken seriously, because,…

Tisaranee Gunasekara Tisaranee Gunasekara on 08/02/202008/12/2020

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