Thinking of visiting Sri Lanka but concerned about human rights?
The Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice is pleased to announce the re-launch of its Ethical Tourism Campaign, a resource pack designed to help those... Read More
In solidarity with Sri Lanka’s families of the disappeared – a statement from three continents
TransConflict is pleased to present a joint statement by the Sri Lanka Campaign, the National Network of the Families of the Disappeared and Missing Nepal (NEFAD),... Read More
Sri Lanka – unchecked threats
Before long, it may be that the limited progress on freedom of expression that Sri Lanka has made over the past three and half years,... Read More
500 days of protest – enough is enough
Over the past year, we have been running a solidarity campaign in support of the families seeking, amongst other things, the investigation and release of a list... Read More
Sri Lanka – claims about the ‘Gash Despatches’ exposed
What ongoing debate around ‘best estimates’ tend to obscure is the fact that the government has both the information and authority needed to form a... Read More
Responding to tensions across religious lines in Sri Lanka
Tensions in Sri Lanka have risen after violent clashes between the Buddhist and Muslim communities in central Sri Lanka. On 6 March, the government imposed... Read More
An open letter to António Guterres – Sri Lanka’s troubling peacekeeping contributions
TransConflict is pleased to present an open letter from the Sri Lanka Campaign to the United Nations Secretary-General Mr António Guterres, urging him to use the... Read More
Sri Lanka – perpetrators cannot be protectors
Growing timidity around the issue of impunity from among members of the international community, including those countries who played a pivotal role in putting it on... Read More
Sri Lanka – we need to talk about impunity
Growing timidity around the issue of impunity from among members of the international community, including those countries who played a pivotal role in putting it on... Read More
A narrowing window – Sri Lanka’s progress on justice and reconciliation
The Sri Lanka Campaign has released an update to its ‘Keep the Promise’ campaign, monitoring the government’s pledges to bring about a meaningful process of... Read More
New report on the ongoing use of surveillance, harassment and intimidation in Sri Lanka’s North
The release a new report looking at a disturbingly persistent aspect of life under the current government in Sri Lanka: the ongoing use of surveillance,... Read More
Lord Naseby’s ‘revelations’ – a hollow attempt to re-write history and deny justice
In October, a member of the House of Lords took to their feet in Parliament to argue that the UK Government, and other members of the... Read More
A brief guide to Sri Lanka’s third Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Sri Lanka’s last review in 2012 under the leadership of Mahinda Rajapaksa was nothing short of a disaster. The government’s rejection of 100 out of... Read More
“Nowhere close”: UN Expert on progress on justice and reconciliation in Sri Lanka
In line with our own evaluation on whether the government is fulfilling its promises to deal with the past, the UN Special Rapporteur on Transitional Justice’s statement... Read More
Militarisation in Sri Lanka’s north – not going away
Two recent reports show how the Sri Lankan military is continuing to weave itself into the fabric of everyday life in the north, including through... Read More
Bridging the impunity gap – a look at the Jayasuriya initiative
At the end of last month, criminal complaints were filed in Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Peru against Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Latin America, Jagath Jayasuriya. What might... Read More
#ReleaseTheList – campaign update
Last month the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice launched a new campaign in support of them, calling on President Sirisena to fulfil his pledge to... Read More
A tribute to Kim Wall
Kim Wall’s pioneering work shining a light on the situation in the country’s heavily militarized North owed much to her bravery, but also to her... Read More
Old wine in new bottles – Sri Lanka’s latest counter-terrorism proposals
The Sri Lanka Campaign published an infographic explainer based upon a statement of findings by the UN Special Rapporteur (SR) on Human Rights and Counter Terrorism,... Read More
Attempts to intimidate human rights lawyer Lakshan Dias in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Campaign, a member of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation, is deeply concerned by recent attempts by senior government of Sri Lanka... Read More
Sri Lanka’s draft Counter Terrorism Act: a license for continued state oppression, intimidation and torture
A joint statement by the Sri Lanka Campaign, Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research (Jaffna, Sri Lanka), the International Truth and Justice Project (Johannesburg, South Africa),... Read More
“We would like to spend at least a few days with our children before we die”
On the eve of the eighth anniversary of war’s end in Sri Lanka, we publish below a letter from mothers of the disappeared of Kilinochchi... Read More
What just happened in Geneva (2.0)?
The international community must think much more robustly and creatively about applying pressure to ensure that the Sri Lankan Government honours in full the commitments... Read More
Wolves guarding sheep – Sri Lanka’s witness “protection” authority
The implications of the latest report are crystal clear: the government of Sri Lanka must immediately remove these individuals from the Witness Protection Authority and... Read More
Call to postpone the decision on the restoration of GSP+ status to Sri Lanka
TransConflict is pleased to present a letter by the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice, a member of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation,... Read More
