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Colombo, Human Rights, Issues, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Taking Stock for the New Year

Photo courtesy A tumultuous year has ended, and an uncertain future lies ahead.  Democratic space is already closing around us, and it is critical for civil society to be clear-eyed about where…

Shreen Saroor Shreen Saroor on 12/31/2019
Colombo, Issues, Long Reads, Peace and Conflict, Political philosophy, Politics and Governance, Politics and Governance

The Ethno-Economics of Majoritarianism: Notes on Conflict and Gotabaya’s Sri Lanka

Photo courtesy Tribune.lk In the aftermath of Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s election victory, a number of competing narratives have emerged offering differing explanations of how we arrived at this result. The prevailing liberal account,…

Uvin Dissanayake Uvin Dissanayake on 12/09/2019
Economy, Politics and Governance

Money Talks: some facts around the depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee

The Sri Lankan rupee has depreciated against the US dollar on several occasions this year first on June 11 and then on June 20, when its value stood at Rs. 161.17. Reports…

Groundviews Groundviews on 09/22/201809/22/2018
Corruption, Development

Is Bribery A Fact of Life in Sri Lanka?

Is bribery a fact of life in Sri Lanka? The following video captures perceptions on bribery and corruption across five cities, and in English, Sinhala and Tamil. The issue of corruption has…

Groundviews Groundviews on 08/29/201808/29/2018
Peace and Conflict, Reconciliation

A Difficult Healing

‘I rode back home that day watching fires burn the places I knew and loved. I watched mobs hunt for petrol. A curfew on the streets meant some areas were deserted, by…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 03/18/2018
Human Rights, IDPs and Refugees, Post-War, Transitional Justice

One Year in Keppapilavu

The gates of the 59 Division Mullaitivu Security Forces Headquarters dominate the view 10 kilometres inwards from the Nandikadal lagoon and the Eastern coast. The protest tent a few metres away appears…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/05/2018
Issues, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance

Ekneligoda, Sugirtharajan and 24th January

For several years, the Free Media Movement (FMM) of Sri Lanka and free expression advocates have dubbed January as “Black January”. This was in the context of a large number of journalists…

Ruki Fernando Ruki Fernando on 01/24/201801/27/2018
Constitutional Reform, Issues

Breaking Down the Interim Report: On Proposals for Devolution and the State

October 30 marked the beginning of a Parliamentary debate around the recently released draft interim report on constitutional reform by the Steering Committee in the Constitutional Assembly. In order to better inform the commentary…

Groundviews Groundviews on 11/17/2017
Constitutional Reform, Politics and Governance

Breaking Down The Interim Report

October 30 marks the beginning of a Parliamentary debate around the recently released draft interim report on constitutional reform by the Steering Committee in the Constitutional Assembly. In order to better inform the…

Groundviews Groundviews on 10/30/201711/03/2017
Gender, Media and Communications

#MeToo – Analysing The Conversation

On October 15, actress Alyssa Milano tweeted a request that inadvertently breathed new life into a movement. ‘Me Too’ was initially coined by Tarana Burke, who eventually formed a non-profit organization to…

Raisa Wickrematunge Raisa Wickrematunge on 10/26/201708/01/2020
Constitutional Reform, Issues, Religion and faith

Violent Monks and the Buddha’s Dispensation

The world is going from bad to worse, day by day; with the spread of conflict, terrorism, political instability, poverty and impending economic crises spreading like wind. At times, the interpretation of…

Kalana Krishantha Kalana Krishantha on 10/23/201710/23/2017
Environment, Healthcare, Issues

The Dark Side of Norochcholai

The term “sustainable development” has been increasingly used among the global community since the 1992 Rio Summit. To achieve this, environmental conservation, supported at a policy level, is crucial. Yet energy production…

Kalana Krishantha Kalana Krishantha on 10/12/201710/12/2017
Healthcare, Issues, Media and Communications

The Reality of Suicide in Sri Lanka: Need for Data-driven analysis

The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that close to 800,000 people die by suicide each year, with the majority of deaths occurring in low-income and middle-income countries. Many more attempt suicide. Suicide…

Nalaka Gunawardene Nalaka Gunawardene on 10/06/201710/10/2017
Environment, Human Rights, Issues

Deduru Oya and Good Governance At Risk

Environmental issues have become a central concern of policy makers, with many international conventions ratified by the global community. However, if we want to protect the environment on a global scale, individual…

Kalana Krishantha Kalana Krishantha on 09/29/201709/29/2017
Constitutional Reform, Issues

Why I Oppose Federalism for Sri Lanka: Reply to Dr. Devanesan Nesiah

I thank Dr. Devanesan Nesiah for his constructive engagement (Constitutional choices and Tamil Politics-1 Sept 28th 2017) with the ideas I had recently expressed at this crossroads of contemporary Sri Lankan history.…

Dr Dayan Jayatilleka Dr Dayan Jayatilleka on 09/29/2017

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