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International Relations

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Colombo, Human Rights, International Relations, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Answering for Past Crimes and Ending Present Injustices

A Supreme Court judgement, a new US law, Canadian sanctions and United Nations evidence gathering are making it increasingly hard for Sri Lanka’s past and present rulers to avoid accountability for large…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 01/19/202301/22/2023
Colombo, Diplomacy, International Relations, Politics and Governance

Sri Lanka and the World: Towards a New Approach

Speaking in Parliament in 1996, Anura Bandaranaike dwelt on the legacy of his father and mother. He spoke of how the world had viewed Sri Lanka in their time and how it…

Uditha Devapriya Uditha Devapriya on 01/15/2023
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
Colombo, Human Rights, International Relations, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Sri Lanka After Geneva: Quo Vadis?

Yet another resolution on Sri Lanka has passed in the UN Human Rights Council, 20 member states voting for it, seven against and 20 abstaining. This resolution will facilitate the continuation of…

Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu on 10/09/202210/09/2022
Colombo, International Relations, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance

Pushing Their Narrative: China’s Efforts to Influence Sri Lankan Media

The 21st century has seen a rapid expansion of globalisation at unprecedented speed. So much so that no country is an island anymore, not even Sri Lanka. This phenomenon, which has brought…

Bhavna Mohan Bhavna Mohan on 10/06/2022
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
Colombo, Human Rights, International Relations, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

UN Human Rights Council Urged to Take Firm Action on Sri Lanka

During the first week of the latest United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) gathering in Geneva, the grave economic and political situation in Sri Lanka was discussed and strong action urged. This…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 09/17/202209/18/2022
Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, International Relations, justice, Politics and Governance

Sri Lanka Faces a Gathering Storm at Geneva Sessions

As the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) prepares to meet, the regime’s multiple failures to protect and respect Sri Lankans are under local and international scrutiny. A hard-hitting report from the…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 09/10/202209/18/2022
Colombo, Diplomacy, Human Rights, International Relations, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

Paying Attention to the Voices That Will Not Be Silenced

As the world marks another International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, in Sri Lanka, which has the second highest number of forcibly disappeared in the world after Iraq, families of…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 08/30/202208/30/2022
Economy, Human Rights, International Relations, Politics and Governance

Something Toxic this Way Comes

“Terror continuous dark terror against the fragile human land…” Zbigniew Herbert (To Marcus Aurelius) Had Sri Lanka a parliamentary system of governance, the Rajapaksas would have been out by now. Thanks to…

Tisaranee Gunasekara Tisaranee Gunasekara on 03/20/202203/21/2022
Colombo, Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks, Human Rights, International Relations, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

Preventing or Promoting Terror? Regime’s Rough Ride at UN

The Sri Lankan government was never likely to find the scrutiny of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in March 2022 a comfortable experience. In a discussion delayed because of the…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 03/08/202203/08/2022
Colombo, Diplomacy, Economy, Foreign Relations, International Relations, Politics and Governance

Begging Around the World: An Evolving or Receding Foreign Policy?

Sri Lanka has reached out to the Russian Federation owing to the growing national crisis in the country, a national crisis that involves foreign exchange, fuel, power and of course basic essentials…

George I. H. Cooke George I. H. Cooke on 03/04/202203/08/2022
Colombo, Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks, Human Rights, International Relations, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

The PTA and Defending the Human Rights of a Sovereign People

The onset of the bi-annual sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), in which Sri Lanka features prominently on the agenda through UNHRC Resolution 46/1, contributes to several local activities.…

Harim Peiris Harim Peiris on 03/03/202203/03/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, International Relations, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

Human Rights – Reconciliation or Defiance?

Protection and justice for the people of Sri Lanka will be discussed by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) at its 49th session from February 28 to April 1. In the…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 02/12/202202/12/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, International Relations, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Transitional Justice

Time is Running Out to Stop Sri Lanka’s Slide into Mayhem

As the world marks Human Rights Day, two years of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s presidency and over one year of his government have seen Sri Lanka slide rapidly down the slippery slope to…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 12/10/202112/23/2021

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