Passed shelf life?
Sri Lanka’ Good Governance regime headed by President Maithripala Sirisena came in 2015 with a promise to end partisan politics and the abolish the Executive...
Primary cause of problems is non-resolution of ethnic issue
The division of the country would be neither beneficial to the nation nor the Tamil speaking people, said Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan, appealing to the...
Sri Lanka’s enforced disappearances
Sri Lanka has used abductions as a way to instill fear since the days of civil war. In the last three decades, 60,000 people have...
Allegations based on hearsay
The Sri Lanka army has set up a 'Directorate of Overseas Operations' dedicated to preparing material to defend itself against war crimes charges made in...
Indo-Lanka Peace Accord: Stirring up old resentments and hope
The much-maligned Indo-Lanka Peace Accord of 1987 is back in public focus, courtesy T. Ramakrishnan’s book Or Inapprachinaiyum Or Oppandhamum (An Ethnic Conflict and An...
TNA May Launch Non-Violent Protest Campaign?
The Coalition Government of President Maithripala Sirisena and Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe may soon be facing a political challenge from an unexpected quarter namely the Tamil...
Can the Application of Universal Jurisdiction Foster Accountability
At the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, which met in Geneva in February and March 2018, the High Commissioner for United Nations Human...
Port City sees up to $4 billion investment interest
A Chinese-backed real estate project near Sri Lanka’s main port is in discussion with investors for up to $4 billion in investments in its first...
Congressional Caucus on Ethnic & Religious Freedom in Sri Lanka
A panel event by the Congressional Caucus on Religious and Ethnic Freedom in Sri Lanka saw a lively discussion on the link between Sinhala Buddhism...