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Colombo, Environment, International Relations, Politics and Governance

Need for a Trans-boundary Blue-Green Biosphere Reserve in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay

Blue-green land and waterscapes act as ecological corridors across land and water in creating an ecological continuity in order to protect and restore the habitats of native and naturalized species. In addition,…

Prof. Nimal Gunatilleke Prof. Nimal Gunatilleke on 04/02/2025
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
Colombo, Development, Environment, Politics and Governance

Protecting and Preserving the Environment Against All Odds

Sri Lanka’s future is interwoven with the fate of its natural habitats. The country must act now to preserve its rich biodiversity. The fate of its forests, wildlife and, by extension, its…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/28/202503/28/2025
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
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Culture, Politics and Governance

Exploring How Perceptions of Land Have Shaped Sri Lanka

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art’s Total Landscaping exhibition features the work of 29 contemporary artists moving beyond traditional depictions of landscapes and instead exploring how perceptions of land in Sri…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/25/2025
Advocacy, Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Politics and Governance

A Victory for the Bathalegoda Estate Workers

With British colonial rulers controlling the coastal regions, including the lowlands, they secured the Kandyan kingdom through an agreement unifying Sri Lanka into a single state in March 1815. Until then, the…

Ishanka Singha Arachchi Ishanka Singha Arachchi on 03/24/2025
Colombo, Politics and Governance

The Anatomy of a Debasement

Let’s begin with a story. Once upon a time, the prime minister of an island nation was plagued by an outbreak of labour unrest. He summoned the police chief and ordered him…

Tisaranee Gunasekara Tisaranee Gunasekara on 03/23/2025
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
Colombo, Culture, Gender, Human Rights, justice, Politics and Governance

MMDA Reform Is About Women’s and Girls’ Lives Not Political Games

Following the parliamentary debates on the Women’s Ministry budget allocation commencing March 8, fears are being raised within Muslim communities that reform of the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) is an…

Ermiza Tegal Ermiza Tegal on 03/19/202503/19/2025
Ampara, Farming & Agriculture, Politics and Governance

The Struggle for Grasslands in the East

The National People’s Power (NPP) party outlined its vision for strengthening the local dairy industry in its policy statement, A Prosperous Country, A Beautiful Life. However, four months after the new government…

Ishanka Singha Arachchi Ishanka Singha Arachchi on 03/17/202503/17/2025
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Politics and Governance

Constitutional Reform for a Stable Sri Lanka

Constitutional reform has been a consistent demand of the citizens of Sri Lanka, most of whom firmly oppose an all-powerful president who is free of the checks and balances imposed by a…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/14/202503/20/2025
Colombo, Human Rights, International, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

Long Way to Go on Rights for All

In an oral update session on progress in Reconciliation and Accountability in Sri Lanka Maarit Kohonen Sheriff, Director of the Global Operations Division in the Office of the UN High Commissioner for…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 03/10/202503/10/2025

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