- 21 November 2013
The time for an international investigation is now
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s presence at last week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) facilitated coverage that might not have been possible otherwise for media organisations.....
- 16 November 2013
Genocide, refugees and an inconvenient truth about Harper's boycott
In 2009, I was amongst thousands of Toronto’s Tamil community that protested against the war in Sri Lanka. We braved the bitter cold and formed human chains across downtown to desperately turn.....
- 01 September 2013
Sri Lankan boat migration to Australia: Motivations and dilemmas
Over the past 18 months, Sri Lankans have boarded boats for Australia in record numbers. Stories from boat migrants depict complex political and economic motivations for their journeys, contrary to the statements by both governments..................
- 31 July 2013
Sri Lanka: Will mass grave case be buried?
On November 24 last year, workers digging a trench in the compound of Matale hospital, central Sri Lanka, made a gruesome discovery. Using a backhoeing machine ahead of plans to build foundations for a new bio-gas....
- 23 September 2013
Sunila - A Tribute to an indefatigable defender of human dignity
The last time I saw Sunila was on October 2, 2012, when she visited the Norwegian University of Life Sciences to speak on Women’s situation and human rights under militarisation of society : the case of Sri Lanka and personal................
- 08 August 2013
Land Grabs: Exultant state vs. agonized citizen
Land grabs i.e. the acquisitioning of land by the State/Military has been in the news more often than necessary throughout this year. This last week we saw it becoming headline news again as we learnt that Sriraghavan Kadirgamar.....
- 22 July 2013
Sri Lanka: Behind the facade of accountability and reconciliation
Anxious to escape reprimand by the international community at the next UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions and Commonwealth heads of Government Meeting, Sri Lanka has arrested 12 persons in connection....
