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Advocacy, Human Rights, justice, Kandy, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

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 03/23/2023
Colombo, Environment, Politics and Governance

Saving Forests with Corporate and Public Responsibility

We know this and we know that despite all of their expressed concerns and intentions that the policymakers have little thought of doing much to reverse this trend. Rather than bemoan this…

Rohan Wijesinha Rohan Wijesinha on 03/21/202303/23/2023
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance

Sri Lanka’s Reform-Regress-Run to the IMF Crisis Cycle

Daniel Alphonsus Countries never learn from others’ mistakes, they only learn from their own. Sri Lanka is an exception: we don’t even learn from our folly. Apparently neither does the IMF. Sri…

Daniel Alphonsus Daniel Alphonsus on 03/21/202303/21/2023
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 03/14/202303/14/2023
Colombo, Foreign Relations, Politics and Governance

The (Geo)politics of a Bailout

China has backed Sri Lanka’s debt plan. To be more specific, as Bloomberg reported, it has “given assurances that it will support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring.” This is a significant breakthrough and…

Uditha Devapriya Uditha Devapriya on 03/12/202303/13/2023
Colombo, Culture, Gender, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

Teardrop on Fire: Exposing Gender Based Violence

For her documentary film Teardrop On Fire, Jessica Palden interviewed many people who have directly experienced domestic abuse and intimate partner violence in Sri Lanka. The footage for the film was generated…

Devika Brendon Devika Brendon on 03/08/202303/08/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Sri Lankan Regime to Face UN Scrutiny

As Sri Lankans continue to protest against postponement of local elections, harsh austerity measures and other injustices, the regime faces added pressure as UN bodies gather in Geneva. The situation in Sri…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 03/06/2023
Colombo, Development, Economy, Environment, Politics and Governance

Short Sighted Policies Destroying Sri Lanka’s Wildlife

In February 2023, the prestigious Forbes magazine proclaimed Sri Lanka as having the Top Wildlife Safaris Outside of Africa for the year 2023. “The nation has one of the planet’s densest populations…

Rohan Wijesinha Rohan Wijesinha on 03/03/2023
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
Colombo, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Youth

Alarming Increase in Online Child Sexual Abuse Materials

Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM), also known as child pornography, is a growing global problem. While the use of information and communication technology is significant in the modern world, threats to children…

Vivetha Gunaretnam Vivetha Gunaretnam on 02/27/202302/27/2023
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Taxing Times

Sri Lanka’s poorest of the poor, their lives devastated by economic collapse, may face a killer blow soon: a crippling of the public health system. That GMOA is planning to paralyse the…

Tisaranee Gunasekara Tisaranee Gunasekara on 02/26/202302/26/2023
Colombo, Politics and Governance

The President’s Month of Reckoning

The last week of February has turned out to be the busiest for President Ranil Wickremesinghe. On Tuesday he defended the government’s immensely unpopular tax policy at a tax forum organised by…

Uditha Devapriya Uditha Devapriya on 02/26/2023
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Making the IMF Work for Sri Lankans

The government of Sri Lanka is negotiating a large conditional loan from the IMF. A formal agreement is likely to be signed within weeks once all the main creditors provide the IMF…

Mick Moore Mick Moore on 02/24/202302/24/2023

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