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800 Enmeshed in Hate Speech

Admin March 17, 2021

Ahsan Afthar Biographies of many people with great achievements in their real life and have found a place for themselves in history have been made into movie films. M.S.Thony, Manikarnica, Soorarai Pottu, Mahanatti and Dirty Pictures are some of them.  In this line, the life history of the

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Where is Sri Lanka headed: Are we ignoring reconciliation?

Admin March 17, 2021

Arun Arokyanathan ‘Reconciliation is at the very bottom of what Sri Lankans want,’ said Admiral Jayanath Colombage, Sri Lanka’s foreign secretary. In a virtual interview with India’s BWTV a few days ago, he said, ‘The five things that the average Sri Lankan needs are career, housing, good education for their children, health care and security. […]

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Cremation or Burial; Peoples’ Choice or Government’s Order?

Admin March 17, 2021

S. Partheepan “So far no changes have been made in the decision of burning the remains of those who died due to Coronavirus. Regarding this no concessions are expected to be given on racial or religious basis”, said Dr. Sudath Samaraweera, Director of Infectious Disease Research Unit ( This article was written today, the 24th) […]

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Alleged Rights Denial of Corona Infected Sri Lankans in Dubai

Admin March 17, 2021

K.M. Razool Following the spread of the coronavirus, information on social networking sites, including Facebook, has become increasingly vocal about the plight of many Sri Lankans who are working in foreign countries and have no way to return home safely. On this basis, a large number of posts about distressed Sri Lankan workers in the […]

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Impact of Social Media on 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence

Admin March 17, 2021

Nilupuli Nayanathara Jayathilaka 16 Days Against of Activism Against Gender Based Violence is a campaign to prevent all forms of violence against women and to eradicate them from the world. Running each year from November 25th to December 10th, it is organized by various women’s activists around the world, including women’s rights organizations. It seeks […]

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An Inquiry into the misuse of the ICCPR Act

Admin March 17, 2021

Harindrini Corea The ICCPR Act  The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 16th of December 1966 and entered into force on 23rd March 1976. Sri Lanka acceded to the ICCPR on 11th June 1980 and enacted a International Covenant on Civil and […]

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Healthcare Information & the Responsibility of Mass Media

Admin March 17, 2021

Kamani Hettiarachchi Despite the innumerable tragedies that the COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the novel Coronavirus) has brought in its wake, people still live in the hope that there will be light at the end of this dark tunnel. Medical professionals around the world have said that people will have to learn to coexist with […]

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Covid 19 Pandemic and Reconciliation

Admin March 16, 2021

Sunimal Hettiarachchi Covid 19 pandemic is spreading all over the world creating many other pandemics. Racism, localism, indigenous rivalry, fake information and mythical beliefs are the other pandemics arisen with Covid 19. Those pandemics are spreading hand in hand around the world along with Covid 19. Covid 19 was originated in Wuhan, China. As it […]

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Whither Sri Lanka? Where are we in the corruption indices?

Admin March 16, 2021

Ananda Dharmapriya Jayasekara The legal definition of corruption in Sri Lanka as per article 70 of Bribery Act of 1954 No. 11 amended by Act No. 20 of 1994 is as follows:  Any public servant who, with intent, to cause wrongful or unlawful loss to the Government, or to confer a wrongful or unlawful benefit, […]

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The debate on the disposal of COVID-19 dead bodies and social media

Admin March 16, 2021

Nilupuli Nayanathara Jayathilaka A letter, which was written by Ceylon ThawheedJamaath was widely shared in social media. The letter thanked the government for approving burials of the dead bodies of the Muslim COVID-19 patients. Several groups held press conferences to express their views on this letter, and the issue was on headlines in several newspapers. Many […]