AN ODE TO TODAY
Malinda Seneviratne Yesterday the proclamation of independence, The cloud burst on drought-ridden histories, The feverish composition of anthem, the dance of peacocks, The sunrise greeted by a 21-gun salute The colouring of…
Human Security
Now that the CFA is out of the way…
Sanjana Hattotuwa and Sunanda Deshapriya Article written for and first published in , 6th January 2008. It was a bloody New Year. The high profile assassination of an Opposition MP and a…
My life and my choices in a country at war: A personal reflection
By Packiam Where to start, what to write…. 2007 gone, 2008 started. When I ask myself what I wish in year 2008 I sincerely, hardly find any answer for myself. However, lot…
Lionel Bopage: Protection of fundamental human rights is a responsibility of a democratic government
by Lionel Bopage Any government genuinely looking after the interests of its people would stand for pluralism and the fundamental democratic and human rights of its people. Thus that government will be…
To Jaffna and Back
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Present situation in Jaffna: A video interview in English and Sinhala
A video interview on the present situation in the embattled city of Jaffna in the North of Sri Lanka with Ruki Fernando from the Law and Society Trust. Ruki recently wrote to…
Is it a crime to be a Tamil in Sri Lanka?
Shirley Chisholm- American Politician, the first African-American to win a seat in the United States Congress I like to share the daily experience of being a Tamil in Sri Lanka. The Tamils…
A Romance with Rights
Photo credit: Tim Hetherington, 2007 from HRW website This afternoon we are gathered to celebrate and pay tribute to two Sri Lankan human rights defenders: one a fearless group that has exposed…
Jaffna: Tears, blood and terror
Few weeks before I went to Jaffna, Jehan Perera of the National Peace Council had visited Jaffna and captured the powerful testimony of one airline passenger saying “the only thing we can…
TMVP Protest In Batticaloa Today
The TMVP is organizing a big protest at the Weber stadium in Batticaloa today. According to the Pillayan-led TMVP, it is against LTTE atrocities in the East and the TNA. The TMVP…
The reality of living in a “Separate Stateâ€Â
Many Sri Lankans spent a peaceful Sunday at home. A typical lazy Sri Lankan Sunday spent lounging after a sumptuous lunch and browsing through the newspapers in a vain attempt to delay…
A requiem by Karuna: The death of sub-regionalism?
By Shanthi Sachithanandam Vakarai division, largely jungle tracts crisscrossed with 14 or so villages and little hamlets, situated along the northern border of Batticaloa District. The people of Vakarai are engaged in…
Sri Lanka – Killing for Peace
Channel 4’s recent programme on Sri Lanka broadcast recently in England. As noted here, … the team making a documentary for Channel 4 was ordered to leave Sri Lanka’s embattled Jaffna peninsula…
The fear of Jaffna
By Shanthi Sachithanandam “Last night was full moon Oh you Sinhala Buddhist For whom breaking even an egg on a full moon day is Adharma How come lives of Tamil people became…
Post Arbour
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour has concluded her visit to Sri Lanka. At the conclusion of her visit she released a press statement, the highlights of which are worth…