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The Single Story of Sri Lanka
Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images via Al Jazeera America In a well-known TED talk, the Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie talks of the dangers of the single story.[1] “The single story...
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Prioritising Truth in Post-War Sri Lanka
Photo courtesy Daily Maverick “How do we keep the past alive without becoming its prisoner? How do we forget it without risking its repetition in the future?” Ariel Dorfman, ‘Death and the Maiden’ The...
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The Spectre of Evictions and Land Grabs in Colombo
Photo by Abdul-Halik Azeez courtesy The Picture Press There is a new energy to the beautification and development of urban areas in Colombo with a surge in construction, reconstruction and opening up...
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Ideas for a Road Map for Truth and Justice in Sri Lanka
Photo courtesy Aquila Style The new year has brought significant changes in Sri Lanka. President Maithripala Sirisena and his Government face many challenges and opportunities. Reform has been...
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Revisiting Sampur: How Long Will it Take to Return Home?
By Bhavani Fonseka and Mirak Raheem The election of a new President has unleashed high expectations of change for the better. Although for some the expectations relate to macro issues of...
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Exploring International and Domestic Modalities for Truth and Justice in Sri...
AFP PHOTO/LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHILAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images via FT blog The ‘Declaration of Peace’ by the Government of Sri Lanka at the 67th Independence Day Celebrations held on 4th...
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In Search for a Domestic Truth and Justice Process in Sri Lanka
Image courtesy Justice in Conflict The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) is presently facilitating a stimulating online debate titled ‘Is the International Community Abandoning the...
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Revisiting Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka: The Rhetoric, Realities &...
Photo by Ishara S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images, via The Dish 2015 witnessed two national elections in Sri Lanka- Presidential and Parliamentary, with a mandate given to President Maithripala Sirisena’s...
View ArticleThe Office on Missing Persons: A New Chapter or Another Empty Promise?
Image courtesy Amnesty International 11 August 2016 was an important day for the victims of past abuses in Sri Lanka. This was when Sri Lanka’s Parliament enacted legislation to establish the first...
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Human Rights Day, Transitional Justice and the Reform Agenda in Sri Lanka:...
Photograph courtesy ‘Sampur’ documentary, featured on TJ Sri Lanka 10th December marks international human rights day. While we should respect, promote and protect human rights regardless of a special...
View ArticleTransitional Justice in Sri Lanka: Lessons So Far and the Long Road Ahead
Photo courtesy Open Democracy The new year in Sri Lanka commenced with some noise around aspects of transitional justice, largely due to the release of the report by the Consultation Task Force (CTF)....
View ArticleSri Lanka’s Problematic Past with Commissions of Inquiry: Are We Repeating...
On March 21, 2018 the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights will provide an oral update to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka and the...
View ArticleIs the Deep State Involved? Reflections on the PSC Findings & Implications...
Photograph courtesy The Morning We are presently witnessing a whirlwind of activities in the lead up to Presidential Elections due on 16th November with an unprecedented number of candidates and...
View ArticleUncomfortable Truths with the Pandemic Response in Sri Lanka
Photo courtesy of Business News Sri Lanka is presently in the midst of a surge in COVID-19 cases with a lockdown enforced in parts of country. An island-wide lockdown earlier in 2020 witnessed the...
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When Impunity Becomes the Norm
Image Courtesy – HRW President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s maiden speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September this year contained several ambitious statements. In particular, the...
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Shaping a Single Narrative, Courtesy the Clergy and Task Forces
Image Courtesy of the President’s Media Unit The recent appointment of a task force mandated with law reform headed by a controversial Buddhist monk has raised concerns from multiple fronts. Yet,...
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