Indignation over Shavendra 
There is indignation in Sri Lanka at the fate that has befallen General Shavendra Silva who has been served with summons in the United
States where he is representing his country as a diplomat in the United Nations. He is faced with both a case against him as a representative of the Sri Lankan […]

“All the four Judges of the Court were on the bench. Wright… had been raised to this high place over the heads of many abler and learned men solely
on account of his unscrupulous servility. Allibone was a Papist, and owed his situation to that dispensing power, the legality of which was now in question. Holloway […]

WASHINGTON DC October 1,2011:The plaintiffs in the Torture Victims Protection case against Sri Lanka’s President Rajapakse today filed a motion with the United States District Court in Washington DC seeking authorization to serve summons by publication in a
newspaper or through electronic means as all conventional methods had been denied. The motion also addresses issues of personal […]

Stephen Harper’s government, which alienated many Tamil-Canadians in the last days of Sri Lanka’s civil war in 2009, is aggressively
campaigning to pressure Sri Lanka on human rights and political reconciliation.
It’s a dramatic shift in the Conservative approach to Sri Lanka’s fractured politics. For years they vilified the separatist Tamil Tigers as terrorists, and didn’t vocally […]

MANNAR, Sri Lanka, Sept 23 – Wearing a visor and a protective vest over grey fatigues tucked into black military boots, former housewife S. Dishanty crawls on her hands and knees through dense bush, slowly inching forward and methodically scanning the ground.
A year ago, this 23-year-old Sri Lankan woman was looking after her elderly parents […]

Wars usually settle nagging national issues. They bring to a close any on-going conflict among parties and with the victor claiming superiority over the vanquished, both parties striving to resolve their outstanding concerns amicably or otherwise. More often than not –
history bears testimony to it- what usually happens is the total domination of the losing […]

Battle heats up
For the past three years the issue of war crimes and human rights violations has been hanging over Sri Lanka. Every six months or so, especially around the time for the UN Human Rights Council to meet in Geneva, the battle heats up. On this occasion, the government has
strongly criticised the UN Secretary […]

(1) Post-war progress? Assessing government claims
More than two years after the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, the political situation in the country remains deeply worrying. The unique opportunity the government has to build a lasting and just peace after the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is being lost. The government […]

“For Methods of Regulation let fools contend; for what is Best Administered is Best” (Adapted from Macaulay)
I am indeed honored to participate at this First National Conference on the subject of Self Regulation in the Media. When I look at the distinguished audience, my concern is whether I am worthy to deliver this key-note address […]

Even though the national elephant survey has ended with much fanfare and some media hype, questions have now been raised as to whether the Wild Life Conservation Department (WLCD) carried out a full and scientific survey on Sri Lanka’s wild elephants with the help of experts or whether it carried out a hurried and haphazard […]