Photo courtesy of Middle East Institute Today is the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace In its opening preamble, the resolution declaring 24 April as International Day of Multilateralism and…
Photo courtesy of Kumanan Kanapathippillai The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) passed a resolution on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka despite government opposition. This will allow ongoing…
Photo courtesy of Oneindia The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution “Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka” was adopted with 22 members of the council voting in favour of…
Photo courtesy of Wai Wai An online interview with Wai Wai, a young female protester in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 12. How was your day today? I started the day by calling…
Photo courtesy of Forbes The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) recent statement that they wish to form a BJP in Sri Lanka and Nepal has infuriated many politicians and political commentators of the…
Photo courtesy of UNOPS Pressure on the government is growing in the run-up to a United Nations Human Rights Council session in February-March 2021. People in Sri Lanka, diaspora members, human rights…
Image courtesy of United Nations Former UN officials and independent experts call on the international community to take immediate steps towards justice and accountability to end Sri Lanka’s cycles of violence. The…
Image courtesy of Amnesty International Amnesty International Press Release: The Sri Lankan Government has launched a renewed crackdown on dissent that is severely curtailing civil society freedom and obstructing efforts to deliver…
Photo courtesy of PressboltNews The recent coup in Myanmar has created an interest in looking into the impact of military rule that began with the 1962 coup and continued up to 2011….
Photo Courtesy of ABC News A deeply polarised nation, a capitalist theme park, an embedded infrastructure of racism and segregation, and one of the poorest social welfare systems in one of the…
Photo courtesy of European Parliamentary Research Service Blog The relationship between international bodies and national leaders can be tense. For instance, a United Nations official may produce a critical report on human…
Photo courtesy of myhero.com In Sri Lanka, the face of Bob Marley is a recurring visual motif- from tuk tuks, to street art, to reggae bars on the beach, and adorning various…
Photo courtesy #unfairandlovely campaign featured on BBC Anti-blackness has no place in 2020, not even at your dining table. At dinner tonight, when that awkward silence creeps up, when those pregnant looks…
A child watches from a bridge above the highway as Black Lives Matter protesters shut down Interstate 94 on July 9, 2016 in Saint Paul to protest the police murder of Philando…
Photo courtesy Foreign Policy Research Institute BERLIN – A paradigm shift is taking place in relations between the European Union and China. The COVID-19 crisis has triggered a new debate within Europe…
