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UN Panel Report on Accountability in Sri Lanka

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Human Rights, Issues, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Transitional Justice, UN Panel Report

A Betrayal of Trust: On Gotabhaya’s Candidacy and Shavendra’s Promotion

The International Day of the Disappeared is on August 30, and I was in Mannar when a group of mothers were preparing to show their collective resistance at Omanthai in the North…

Shreen Saroor Shreen Saroor on 08/30/201908/30/2019
Issues, Peace and Conflict, Transitional Justice, UN Panel Report

A Question of Political Will: Unpacking de Silva’s Comments on Foreign Judges

Recently, compiled a timeline of all the statements made by the Government in terms of the participation of foreign judges in a judicial mechanism. The timeline shows that over the past two…

Groundviews Groundviews on 04/01/201704/01/2017
Issues, Politics and Governance, Transitional Justice, UN Panel Report

UPDATED: Flip-flopping on Accountability – A Timeline

Sri Lanka recently co-sponsored a resolution at the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council, allowing Sri Lanka two more years to implement the recommendations made in Resolution 30/1 of 2015….

Raisa Wickrematunge Raisa Wickrematunge on 03/27/201708/01/2020
Human Rights, IDPs and Refugees, Issues, Peace and Conflict, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice, UN Panel Report

Disconnected: Juxtaposing the UNHRC sessions with protests in the North

At 7:30 am in Mullikulam on March 23, a group of villagers decided to begin a protest, demanding for the return of their land. The residents of Mullikulam have been living ‘as…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/24/201703/25/2017
Human Rights, International, Issues, Post-War, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice, UN Panel Report

UPDATED: Road to OMP Timeline

The 34th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) commenced on February 27 in Geneva. It was widely reported that Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera would most likely push for a…

Groundviews Groundviews on 02/28/201702/28/2017
Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Post-War, UN Panel Report, War Crimes

Paranagama Report: Presidential Commission of Inquiry Into Complaints of Abductions And Disappearances

Picture courtesy Tamil Guardian The soft copy of the Report from the Presidential Commission of Inquiry Into Complaints of Abductions And Disappearances chaired by Maxwell Paranagama is now available online.  “The Darusman Report……

Groundviews Groundviews on 10/22/2015
Colombo, International, International Relations, Peace and Conflict, Science and Technology, UN Panel Report, Vavuniya

Eating properly and smiling: The evasive Valerie Amos on Twitter

On 18th December 2012, at around 10pm in Sri Lanka, Valerie Amos, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator took to Twitter, ostensibly to answer questions related to the…

Groundviews Groundviews on 12/19/2012
Colombo, Features, Human Rights, International, Politics and Governance, Post-War, UN Panel Report

#UPRLKA: Complete tweet archive and related visualisation around Sri Lanka’s UPR review

Image courtesy Sydney Morning Herald On 1st November 2012, Sri Lanka was taken up for discussion as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). The…

Groundviews Groundviews on 11/02/201205/09/2013
Colombo, Features, International, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Post-War, Reconciliation, UN Panel Report, War Crimes

Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished: Unofficial video now online

Channel 4’s new documentary on Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished aired for the first time in the UK last night. Before it is even available on Channel 4’s…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/15/201203/15/2012
Advocacy, Human Rights, Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, UN Panel Report, Vavuniya, War Crimes

Post-war situation in Northern Sri Lanka & Prospects for Reconciliation

Changes since the end of the war: 30 months after the end of war, more people travel between the once off limits North[i] and the South and many of the travel restrictions…

WATCHDOG WATCHDOG on 11/19/201111/19/2011
Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, UN Panel Report, Vavuniya, War Crimes

Channel 4’s ‘Killing Fields’: Journalism, Advocacy or Propaganda?

Image from Channel 4 Introduction The UK based Channel 4 documentary, “Killing Fields”, possesses an interesting characteristic. It has the power of accentuating the prejudices and biases of viewers. The reaction found…

Harshula Harshula on 09/13/201109/13/2011
Colombo, Features, Jaffna, Long Reads, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, UN Panel Report, War Crimes

War Crimes Investigations in Sri Lanka: An Unpopular View

“In trying to do good, we have been living beyond our moral resources and have fallen into hypocrisy and self-righteousness” — William V. Cannon, commenting on the Vietnam War, , February 6,…

Jude Fernando Jude Fernando on 08/26/201108/26/2011
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, UN Panel Report, War Crimes

Darusman Deconstructed: Godfrey Gunatilleke’s Critique

With the solitary, honourable exception of completely missed the most important intellectual event in civil society in this post-war phase of our contemporary history. A media accustomed to lionising the less distinguished…

Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka on 08/17/2011
Colombo, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, UN Panel Report, Vavuniya, War Crimes

Sri Lanka’s Tamil question: Justice, Lies and Videotape

Sri Lanka’s thirty year war is now more of words than of guns, but it is no less bitter. RNW’s team in the country met with fierce resistance from the Sri Lankan…

Radio Netherlands Worldwide Radio Netherlands Worldwide on 08/06/2011
Colombo, Features, Identity, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, UN Panel Report, War Crimes

Why Government Rhetoric and Propaganda Might Divide Sri Lanka

In an interview Professor Rajiva Wijesinha gave concerning government responses to international pressure, he remarks that “people believe what they want to believe”. Wijesinha’s ironically astute observation sheds light on why government…

Citizen BAK Citizen BAK on 08/02/201108/02/2011

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