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Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

Unpacking Two Core Shortcomings of the ATA

For forty years, human rights activists have demanded repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) of 1979, which the state has used to terrorize minorities with impunity. Ultimately the threat of…

Mytili Bala Mytili Bala on 04/17/202304/20/2023
Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

The Ongoing Battle for Human Rights Protection

A cascade of reports from human rights organisations including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have drawn attention to rise of authoritarian and nationalistic regimes around the world that is having an…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 04/11/202304/11/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Tip of the Iceberg: How Oppressive Laws Interconnect

The Anti-Terrorism Bill gazetted by the government in March highlights a critical issue: the interconnectedness of oppressive laws. As the Anti-Terrorism Bill refers to rehabilitation is the Bill in any way connected…

Ambika Satkunanathan Ambika Satkunanathan on 04/02/202304/03/2023
Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, justice, Politics and Governance

The Need for Economic Justice and Accountability

Sri Lanka awaited the IMF bailout package to find some breathing space so that it can provide basic needs of energy, medicine, food and essential inputs for agriculture, industry and services. Following…

Herath Gunatilake Herath Gunatilake on 04/01/2023
Colombo, Foreign Relations, Human Rights, International, justice, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

South Asia Faces a Volatile and Unpredictable Future: Amnesty International

The ruthless repression of dissent, the growing crisis of refugees, an unchecked climate crisis and double standards of the West on human rights violations were some of the issues facing South Asia…

Buwanaka S. Perera Buwanaka S. Perera on 03/29/202303/30/2023
Arts and Theatre, Batticaloa, Gender, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict

Kamala Vasuki: Bringing Truth Through Art

Kamala Vasuki is an artist and feminist activist who has continuously reacted and responded to oppressive, marginalizing and silencing mechanisms through her social action and her expressions through art. The work she…

Dr. S. Jeyasankar Dr. S. Jeyasankar on 03/29/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

When Repeal Is Not Reform: An Anti-Terrorism Act Worse Than The PTA

On March 17, the government published its proposed 97 page Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). The ATA is the latest attempt by governments to respond to domestic and international criticism over the last 40…

Ermiza Tegal Ermiza Tegal on 03/28/202304/20/2023
Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), Reconciliation

Anti-Terrorism Bill: The Good, Bad and the Ugly

In Sri Lanka, for decades, the state has been abusing power and violating the rights of its citizens with impunity, often in the guise of protecting the country and citizens from terrorism.…

Ambika Satkunanathan Ambika Satkunanathan on 03/26/202303/27/2023
Advocacy, Human Rights, justice, Kandy, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

From Pilgrim to Terrorist

One morning in April 2008, Rameshkumar picked up a hire in his tuk tuk in Digana and was driving to the destination when he was suddenly accosted by a group in a…

Buwanaka S. Perera Buwanaka S. Perera on 03/23/202304/20/2023
Advocacy, Colombo, Gender, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

The Hardships of the Forgotten Plantation Sector

The plantation sector is vividly different from other sectors and is yet to be shown empathy and true care. Female workers leave home for work by 7 am and come home by…

Kisho Kumar Kisho Kumar on 03/20/202303/22/2023
Human Rights, justice, Mullaitivu, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Vavuniya, War Crimes

Military to Face a Day of Reckoning Over the Disappeared

In a landmark case last month, the Vavuniya High Court ordered the army to produce three LTTE members who had surrendered to the military in May 2019 and have been missing ever…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/14/202304/08/2023
Human Rights, justice, Mannar, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

A Promising Poet Silenced by the PTA

Ahnaf Jazeem is a 27 year old Muslim poet from the remote village of Chilawathurai in the Mannar District. Ahnaf was arrested on May 16, 2020 by the Counter Terrorism Investigation Division…

Selvaraja Rajasegar Selvaraja Rajasegar on 03/02/202303/02/2023
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

Commemorating Sri Lanka’s 2022 Protest Movement

“Come, join us in jail!” read the invitation to artist Sujith Rathnayake’s exhibition-cum-provocation, Crisis & Struggle. Indeed, a visitor to the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery in Colombo was quickly confronted by a…

Lars Waldorf and Nilanjana Premaratna Lars Waldorf and Nilanjana Premaratna on 02/28/2023
Advocacy, Human Rights, justice, Mullaitivu, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Justice for the Disappeared: Will the Next Generation Take on the Fight?

Veteran human rights campaigner Reverend Marimuthu Shakthivel’s voice is tinged with frustration when he says, “There will come a day where we will see the end of our struggle for the rights…

V. Priyatharshan V. Priyatharshan on 02/18/2023
75 Years of Independence, Colombo, Development, Economy, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation

Sri Lanka at 75: Whose Motherland, What Freedoms?

Sri Lanka’s national anthem presents a vision of the country as a motherland to many, life giving and filled with nature’s abundance and beauty, a place of truth seeking and wisdom. It…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 02/04/202302/04/2023

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