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UNHRC Resolution 30/1, OHCHR Report and international accountability – Part 1

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Harindrini Corea In September 2015, the United Nations released a report on human rights violations committed in Sri Lanka during the final stages of the civil war and the surrounding period (2002-2011) in the aftermath of an international investigation. The government of Sri Lanka responded

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The Conspiracy of Myanmar Thathmada and Restriction of Facebook

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Asanka Abeyrathna Myanmar is the most controversial state which attracted international attention in recent history. Myanmar has been taken as an example to illustrate the characteristics of the military regime prevailing in the world. At the same time, the progressive forces in Myanmar are engaged in the attempt of establishing a democratic ruling system instead […]

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Military Dictatorial Regime or Radical Democracy? (Part 2)

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Asanka Abeyrathna “Just started the next presidential election campaign with a black Sunday” has been my Facebook status after few minutes of the Easter attack on 21st April 2019.  The idea of most social media platform users was the same. They thought such a thing would not have happened if Gotabhaya Rajapaksha was ruling the […]

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Public Consultation on Constitutional Reforms

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Dhanushka Silva The constitution is the supreme and basic law of a country. It is the base document that distributes the sovereignty of the people into diverse institutes. Indirectly, the constitution is an instrument that integrates people’s sovereignty and directs people’s power for governance.  The constitution generates from people’s power. It asks for people’s

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The Economic Debate on the Harbor Jetty Oscillates between Illusion and Reality

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Sampath Deshapriya Although the government was prepared to lease the Eastern Terminal of the Port of Colombo to the Indian Adani Company, it was suppressed due to the influence of political groups within the government and nationalist forces that contributed to the coming to power of the current government. The deal was to divide the […]

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Deteriorating child rights in establishments

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Jude R. Muthukuda Sri Lanka has been a country with a developed value system and a moral society since the olden days. Moral deterioration caused by the influence of foreign invasions and other factors poses a serious threat to the well-being of children today. The blatant violation of children’s rights, even in institutions committed to […]

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Military Dictatorship or Radical Democracy? The Illusion of a Strong Leader :Part 1

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Asanka Abeyratne Sri Lankan politics should be extremely decisive during this decade. On the one hand, liberal chauvinism is over. On the other hand, the leftist movement is at a disadvantage. The most serious question is why right-wing populism persists despite the current socio-economic crisis and the collapse of the ruling party’s popularity and public […]

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Democracy & Development in the Provincial Council (Part 1)

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Sampath Deshapriya Provincial council elections and the provincial council system at large have once again become a major political topic in the country. At the same time, there is a debate as to whether the Provincial Council elections will be held under the old system or under the new system. The delimitation report on this […]

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Democracy & Development in the Provincial Council (Part 2)

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Sampath Deshapriya In Sri Lanka, Provincial Councils have the power to make statutes on their subjects, but this has barely been implemented. Even the Northern Provincial Council, which came into power after the end of the war, has almost no charter of its own. All that was done was a passing of resolutions from time […]

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UNHRC Resolution 30/1, OHCHR Report and International Accountability – Part 2

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Harindrini Corea The Report on Sri Lanka, by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, prior to the 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in March 2021, was published on the 27th of January this year. The Report was submitted as per the United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution 40/1 […]