'Political deadlock caused by Sinhala supremacist thinking'

In March, when the UN Human Rights Council session was in progress, the Sri Lankan State media launched a scathing attack on the rights activists who were attending Geneva sessions. They were accused of 'orchestrating a plot to destroy Sri Lanka’s reputation’....

'Five habours under military occupation' - Herman Kumara

Few months back Herman Kumara was living virtually in hiding. He was a target of a state orchestrated smear campaign that portrayed him as the ‘prime culprit’ behind the massive protests staged by angry fishermen. Unidentified men visited his house to query his....

'13th Amendment is irredeemable' - Constitutional expert

Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne is a President's Counsel who served as a Consultant to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs from 1996 to 2001. In 2004, he was made a Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Constitutional Affairs and also functioned as a member...

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Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka

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