Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

The right to express opinions is not a virus (Part 1)

Admin February 21, 2021

Asanka Abeyratne One of the decisive factors setting man apart from other animals is language. Animals also exchange emotions by way of instinct. But human beings are more advanced in terms communication. Humans have the ability to communicate not only in the same language but also in different

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Restoring the Right to Freedom of Expression

Admin February 18, 2021

 Kamanthi Wickramasinghe February 9th, 2021 emerged as a victorious day for Sri Lanka. Not because we won a cricket match, which has now become a faraway dream – but because Sri Lanka’s Attorney General dropped the charges against award-winning writer and author Shakthika Sathkumara.  Sathkumara’s struggle has been a long and tedious one, that was […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Is Sri Lanka inching towards authoritarianism?

Admin February 15, 2021

Bhavna Mohan The recent expansion of Sri Lanka’s military has netizens and the international community alikeconcerned. Further, a recent proposal by the Minister of Public Security, Rear Admiral (Retd.) SarathWeerasekara stated that all Sri Lankans above the age of 18 be given military training to ensure adisciplined society. He believes that it is through military […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Intellectual Property Rights Related to Patent Certificates

Admin February 12, 2021

Pavithrani Dissanayake At present, intellectual property law has become an important field. It makes an effort to offer a legal possession, economical advantage, an appreciation and protection to the creations developed in the minds of humans. The most specific quality of intellectual law is, it provides an appreciation as well as an economic benefit while […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Social Media Abuse and its Regulations

Admin December 30, 2020

Samela Rajapaksha Social media belongs to the category of new media. Social media is based on internet and modern technology. It can also be defined as a set of modern applications that are human cantered. Social media are being developed in many aspects with the support of  cyber space and satellite technology. In other words, […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Democracy of a nation and the democracy in the political parties

Admin December 30, 2020

Gayan Yaddehige Sri Lanka is known as Sri Lanka Democratic Socialist Republic. People have diverse views on democracy based on their knowledge and understanding. One main idea is that democracy is the right to live freely. Deconstruction of the term democracy will help to understand it politically. In Greek, Dēmos means ‘people’, and Kratos is […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Three possible examples to use the Prevention of Terrorism Act

Admin December 27, 2020

Danushka Silva The Prevention of Terrorism Act was used during the for the war that went on in the country for over thirty years and it was also used to control the racist riots (especially Sinhala-Muslim) that spread in Sri Lanka after the war. Based on the Easter Passover of 2019, new laws were enacted […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Freedom of Expression and Insulting the Judiciary.

Admin December 27, 2020

Udeni Perera This island is named as Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Every citizen of this country is entitled with the basic human rights to live with freedom. Therefore all the citizens have the right to live with freedom according to their desire. But they should make sure that they avoid mistakes committed by […]

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Name Boards: The Fate of the Tamil Language!

Admin December 27, 2020

Keerthika Mahalingam The usage of language is at the forefront of escalating racist issues in Sri Lankan society. In 1956, the ‘Sinhala Only’ Act was introduced by the late Mr S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, who laid the foundation for the Sinhala-Tamil ethnic issue and later evolved into a three-decade long war. Today, despite the end of the […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights Transparency and corruption in public service

The Future of Sri Lankan Cinema in the COVID-19 Era

Admin December 25, 2020

Keerthika Mahalingam “Cinema is the dream that thousands of people gazing at once” – Bertolucci, Italian film director and screenwriter If there is one medium that is more powerful than social media today, it is the cinematic medium. Even the daily lives of people in Asian countries can be seen through cinema today. Against this […]