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Culture, Memorialisation, Mullaitivu, Peace and Conflict, Post-War

Using Art to Uncover a Lost Society Destroyed by War

In his new collection of artwork, Suntharam Anojan depicts a visual account of the impact of the 30 year war that altered the topographies of Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka. Through the…

Groundviews Groundviews on 02/06/202302/06/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Resolution Dream

  We cared for Indira Gandhi. She understood Lankan Tamil plight and the need for redress, return of lands, control over local affairs. And how could a liberation movement win   without…

Indran Amirthanayagam Indran Amirthanayagam on 01/23/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Rajapaksa Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost

January is usually a grim indication of the perilous state of human rights in Sri Lanka. It is reminder of the many cases that have gone unpunished with perpetrators still at large.…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 01/11/202301/15/2023
Economy, Mullaitivu, Peace and Conflict, Post-War

Catch of the Day, Year after Year: Mullaitivu Fishermen Battle On

A murder of crows peck at a katta karawala carcass outside a stretch of fishing wadiyas as the sun sets, leaving a long shadow over the Mullaitivu beach. Every now and again…

Pranith Wirasinha Pranith Wirasinha on 01/11/202301/13/2023
Ampara, Farming & Agriculture, Gender, Human Rights, justice, Longing and Belonging, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Gnanamuttu Kusumawathi: Leader of the Panama Pattuwa Land Struggle

Gnanamuttu Kusumawathi, known as Kusuma akka, passed away five years ago. We remember her rebellious spirit and strength with admiration and gratitude. Kusuma akka was a leader in the Panama Pattuwa (Pattuwa…

Buddhima Padmasiri and Samanthi J. Gunawardana Buddhima Padmasiri and Samanthi J. Gunawardana on 12/30/202201/03/2023
Colombo, Diaspora, Human Rights, IDPs and Refugees, International, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

Transitional Justice, Refugees and IDPs in Post War in Sri Lanka

Following three decades of bloody and protracted civil war between government forces and the LTTE, the group was dismantled in May 2009. As reported by the U.N. panel formed by Secretary General…

SHLOMI YASS SHLOMI YASS on 12/14/2022
Development, Economy, Human Rights, IDPs and Refugees, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Poverty, Vavuniya

Abandoned to Their Fate, Northern Villagers Battle to Survive

They are a small, tight knit community held together by their shared suffering and insurmountable difficulties. Ever since the start of the 1983 civil war, their lives have been marked by tragedy…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 11/29/202211/29/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice, War Crimes

Does Sri Lanka Need a Truth and Reconciliation Mechanism?

In the lead up to the September session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) the Government of Sri Lanka floated the proposal of establishing a truth and reconciliation mechanism (TRC).…

Mirak Raheem Mirak Raheem on 11/26/202211/30/2022
Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Vavuniya

The Never Ending Search for Sri Lanka’s Forcibly Disappeared

Chandrakumari whips out her smart phone and prods it sharply with one finger. She wants to display the website that says Sri Lankan Tamil girls are being held as sex slaves in…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 11/21/202211/26/2022
Colombo, Galle, Human Rights, Matale, Matara, Peace and Conflict, Post-War

One Thousand Moons, and a Thousand Moons More

News broke on the morning hours of October 18 that Shehan Karunatilaka had become the first Sri Lankan author since Michael Ondaatje to win the Booker prize. The following hours, days and…

Pranith Wirasinha Pranith Wirasinha on 11/08/202211/12/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Memorialisation, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

Unfreezing the Grief: Coping with Ambiguous Loss

Are you a wife or a widow if your husband has been gone for years? Are you still a mother if your only child is missing? Do you speak of your brother…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 10/14/202210/15/2022
Colombo, Gender, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Transitional Justice

Justice is Elusive for Women of the North

Women of the north have been one of the most affected communities of the war; they are a socially excluded community. Approximately 60,000 households in the Northern Province were estimated to be…

Divya Mascranghe Divya Mascranghe on 10/12/202210/13/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Transitional Justice, War Crimes

Universal Jurisdiction – The Last Resort to Prosecute International Crimes?

The need for justice, truth and reparation for crimes under international law, human rights violations and abuses committed by state officials and armed opposition groups has been swept under the carpet on…

Nilushi Dewapura Nilushi Dewapura on 09/30/2022
Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice

Geneva Resolutions on Sri Lanka – Past and Future

“How many more years should we come to Geneva?” Sandya Ekneligoda, wife of disappeared journalist, at “informal” consultation on UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka, in Geneva, 16th Sept. 2022 Among the many international…

Ruki Fernando Ruki Fernando on 09/20/202209/20/2022
Colombo, Diplomacy, Human Rights, International Relations, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

Paying Attention to the Voices That Will Not Be Silenced

As the world marks another International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, in Sri Lanka, which has the second highest number of forcibly disappeared in the world after Iraq, families of…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 08/30/202208/30/2022

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