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Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation

Human Rights Commissioner’s Visit Shines Spotlight on Sri Lanka

As issues of international law dominate headlines globally, The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is expected to visit Sri Lanka from June 23 to 26. He will meet President…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 06/17/202506/17/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, International, justice, Peace and Conflict, War Crimes

The Madleen: An Act of Resistance Against Israel’s Genocide

“I’m sorry I’m not around with you these days, my love. But Daddy is trying to bring food to children just as beautiful as you – children who are being starved by…

Serena and Satya Burgess Serena and Satya Burgess on 06/17/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation

A Missing Path Towards Unity and Reconciliation

May is a month of deep reflection and complex emotions in Sri Lanka. It marks two significant and contrasting commemorations: Mullivaikal Remembrance Day on May and Sri Lanka’s Victory Day on May…

Groundviews Groundviews on 05/20/202505/20/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation

Sixteen Years On, it’s Time for Reflection, Not Only Celebration

Since the end of the 26 year armed conflict in May 2009, whether it should be celebrated as a victory or allowed to be mourned by the war victims has been a…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 05/19/202505/19/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Stickergate: A Bell that Tolls for All

Zoë Rogers is 21, English, a dog-lover. In August 2024, she, together with five others, crashed a modified prison van into Elbit Systems, an Israeli weapons manufacturing facility in Bristol. The six…

Tisaranee Gunasekara Tisaranee Gunasekara on 04/20/202504/20/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

A Daunting List of Human Rights Problems to Address

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and his NPP government have inherited a daunting list of human rights problems to address. In his election manifesto, President Dissanayake pledged to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism…

Groundviews Groundviews on 04/11/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Breaking the Silence on Batalanda: A Call to Action

For more than two decades, the Batalanda Commission report has languished in the archives of our nation’s history, ignored and forgotten by those who should have cared most [1]. But recent events,…

MCM Iqbal MCM Iqbal on 04/10/202504/10/2025
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Human Rights, International, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Witnessing Two Genocides Happening Now

As part of the Kolamba Kamatha Festival, Stages Theatre Group presented , two powerful plays of remembering, witnessing and refusing to look away. In , playwright Ruwanthi De Chickera distills the complexity…

Mia Abeyawardene Mia Abeyawardene on 04/01/202504/03/2025
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Culture, Peace and Conflict

Dreaming of Candies and Guns: Objects of Resistance

In , Anupa Perera’s exhibition at the Paradise Road Saskia Fernando Gallery (PRSFG), still life serves as a powerful lens to examine turbulent intersections of politics, conflict and environmental degradation. Perera fuses…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/31/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, International, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Sri Lanka’s Response to the UK Sanctions

Last year, I studied in some depth perceptions of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) and the National People’s Power (NPP) after the consequential presidential election and again after the even more significant…

Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa on 03/27/2025
Ampara, Culture, Development, Economy, Human Rights, International Relations, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Israeli Tourists Spark Tensions in Arugam Bay

Arugam Bay, once an idyllic and peaceful coastal town in the southeast, is facing growing tensions as the number of Israeli tourists, particularly those with military connections, continues to rise. The influx…

Shreen Saroor Shreen Saroor on 03/26/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, International, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, War Crimes

Sanctions: A Step in the Right Direction to Combat Impunity

The UK government has announced sanctions on three top former war time military commanders and a former LTTE commander accused of serious human rights violations and abuses such as extra judicial killings,…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/26/202503/26/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, War Crimes

UK Sanctions Former Military Commanders and Karuna

The UK government has imposed sanctions, which include UK travel bans and asset freezes, on three former military commanders and a Tamil paramilitary leader accused of serious human rights violations and abuses…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/25/202503/25/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, International Relations, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

The Rocky Road to Reconciliation

The legacy of the civil war still haunts communities across the country. Despite Sri Lanka’s ethnic, religious and cultural diversity, lingering ethnic tensions have deterred investment, hindered development and impeded progress. Without…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/21/202503/21/2025
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Culture, Peace and Conflict

The Life and Work of a Master Artist and Teacher

A. Mark was an eminent artist and teacher who played a significant role in the artistic and cultural heritage of the Tamil community. He was born in 1933 in Gurunagar, Jaffna and…

Kamala Vasuki Kamala Vasuki on 03/12/202503/12/2025

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