Photo courtesy of Toronto Star As Sri Lanka marks the end of a long and bloody civil war 14 years on, the legacy of the brutal…
Photo courtesy of Twitter “Not only our actions, but also our inactions, become our destiny.” Heinrich Zimmer (The King and the Corpse) This week marked…
Photo courtesy of Ruki Fernando This anniversary marks a stage, a pause in the fighting, does not a lasting peace reflect( especially when…
Photo courtesy of Roar Media “How are we supposed to heal when we can’t even remember our loved ones in peace?” asked Vinitha (name changed),…
Photo courtesy of UTV News On human rights grounds, the US government has banned Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, the most senior officer in Sri Lanka’s navy…
Photo courtesy of News 1st The crisis facing Sri Lankan society today is the result of contradictions arising from two processes in the specific Sri Lankan…
Photo courtesy of AFP In Sri Lanka, for decades, the state has been abusing power and violating the rights of its citizens with impunity, often…
Photo courtesy of Kumanan In a landmark case last month, the Vavuniya High Court ordered the army to produce three LTTE members who had surrendered…
Photo courtesy of Counterpoint We cared for Indira Gandhi. She understood Lankan Tamil plight and the need for redress, return of lands, control over…
Photo courtesy of LMD January is usually a grim indication of the perilous state of human rights in Sri Lanka. It is reminder of the…
A murder of crows peck at a katta karawala carcass outside a stretch of fishing wadiyas as the sun sets, leaving a long shadow over…
Photo courtesy of Samanthi J. Gunawardana Gnanamuttu Kusumawathi, known as Kusuma akka, passed away five years ago. We remember her rebellious spirit and strength with…
Photo courtesy of Yahoo News Following three decades of bloody and protracted civil war between government forces and the LTTE, the group was dismantled in…