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Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

In the Springtime of Tyrants

Featured image courtesy dbsjeyaraj.com This June marks four years since Aluthgama and three months since Kandy. The perpetrators of Aluthgama were never prosecuted. Some perpetrators of Kandy are under arrest, though not…

Tisaranee Gunasekara Tisaranee Gunasekara on 06/17/201806/18/2018
Human Rights, Issues, Media and Communications

Freedom of Expression on the decline in Sri Lanka

The last twelve months, since World Press Freedom day 2017, has not been a good year for freedom of expression in Sri Lanka. The war ravaged North bore the brunt of repression,…

Ruki Fernando Ruki Fernando on 05/03/201805/03/2018
70 Years of Independence, Gender

Against All Odds: Sri Lankan Women at the 70th Year of Independence

The email from Groundviews asking me to contribute to this series came on the same day that President Sirisena decided that a law prohibiting women from being involved in manufacturing, selling or…

Subha Wijesiriwardena Subha Wijesiriwardena on 02/14/201802/14/2018
70 Years of Independence, Gender, Human Rights, Issues

We are one, but not the same

I have never been more honoured to be a Sri Lankan woman than I am today. You might find that ironic. In the last 365 days alone, we’ve seen too much evidence…

Natalie Soysa Natalie Soysa on 02/07/201802/07/2018
Development, Issues, Politics and Governance, Poverty

The Budget and the Inequality Crisis

Gintota is a grim warning. The abyss is still with us. We remain a country where a private dispute can be interpreted as a religious issue and used to ignite a violent…

Tisaranee Gunasekara Tisaranee Gunasekara on 11/19/2017
Arts and Theatre, Colombo

Boradiya Pokuna: Gender Stereotyping and Patriarchal Connotations

Public screening of Satyajit Maitipe’s film was launched on 14th February 2015 seven years after its production. This was the first time I watched this film. I think it presents some aspects…

Buddhima Padmasiri Buddhima Padmasiri on 05/04/201505/04/2015
Colombo, Gender, Politics and Governance

A Short Note on the Historical Legacy of International Women’s Day

Introduction In the West, International Women’s Day was first observed as a popular event after 1977 when the United Nations General Assembly invited member states to proclaim March 8 as the UN…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 03/08/2015
Colombo, End of war | 5 years on, Gender, Identity, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Good women and bad women of the post-war nation

Photo by Anushka Wijesinha, 2011, via IPS Since the end of war in May 2009, the United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) government has sought to forge a new overarching Sri Lanka identity…

Chulani Kodikara Chulani Kodikara on 05/22/201405/17/2014
Colombo, Human Rights, Human Security, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

The arrest, detention and torture of Tamils in post-war Sri Lanka

Image from The Anti-Torture Initiative There is an alarming trend in the Sri Lankan security forces operation, of arresting the family members of suspects and keeping them as hostages in detention camps.…

Arthur Arthur on 04/11/201404/11/2014
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Features, International, International Relations, Politics and Governance

Sri Lanka’s Global Vulnerability & the Devolution Conundrum

Photo courtesy The Hindustan Times/AP A society or state that demonstrates repeated violent convulsions over a fairly prolonged period such as decades does so because of a deep underlying problem. In the…

Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka on 06/06/2013
Colombo, International, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith

Pope Francis: Options for the poor, disappearances, dirty wars, dictatorships in Argentina, Sri Lanka and elsewhere

Image courtesy New York Times, Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters The new Pope has been hailed as someone known for his simple life style, identification and sympathy to the poor, proclaiming “how I wish for…

Ruki Fernando Ruki Fernando on 03/19/2013
Colombo, Elections, International

Black, Brown, and White Voters Could Think Alike: A Quest for a New Social Contract!

Photo by Carolyn Kaster/AP, courtesy Christian Science Monitor Implicit in Mitt Romney’s claim that President Obama won the election with “gifts” to people of color, women, and youth is the idea that…

Jude Fernando Jude Fernando on 11/26/201211/27/2012
Colombo, Gender, Healthcare, Identity

Sexist doctors: Speak up, talk about it

Image courtesy The lady in front of me in the queue put a packet of condoms on the counter and we both could see the cashier’s eyes flicker over her left hand,…

Iromi Perera Iromi Perera on 03/16/201203/15/2012
Colombo, Gender, Human Rights, Identity

These Sri Lankan whores! Serve them right!

Name and shame the whores that act in pornographic films online. Their seedy grainy stuck-between-teeth pictures plastered across newspapers will be the deterrent for other whores who have the same idea. Designate…

Hans Billimoria Hans Billimoria on 11/17/2010
Colombo, Post-War, Religion and faith

In Defense of Buddhism

I feel that there is a pressing need to rise to the defense of Buddhism. This is because Buddhism is being degraded and exploited  as a reactionary political ideology by a grade…

Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe on 10/30/200910/27/2009

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