End arbitrary arrests, reprisals against human rights defenders and activists advocating for education rights in Sri Lanka
We the undersigned human rights organizations strongly condemn the ongoing persecution and reprisals by Sri Lankan authorities against student leaders, labour union leaders, teachers, academics,... Read More
No place for soldiers: the militarisation of Sri Lanka’s schools
The Sri Lanka Campaign is pleased to announce a new report, ‘No Place for Soldiers’, examining the role of the Sri Lankan army in civilian... Read More
Not letting a good crisis go to waste – threats to human rights and the rule of law in Sri Lanka amid the coronavirus pandemic
It is abundantly clear that many of those in power around the world, including in Sri Lanka, are intent on ‘not letting a good crisis... Read More
Sri Lanka – abandoned promises?
The Sri Lanka Campaign has published a new report, ‘Abandoned Promises?’, looking at the progress that the government has made towards addressing the legacy of... Read More
Gotabaya’s Sri Lanka – the risks ahead and how to respond
The election of Gotabaya Rajapaksa is likely to pose serious challenges for the promotion and protection of human rights in Sri Lanka – challenges which... Read More
Sri Lanka – halt the deployment
The Sri Lanka Campaign has previously argued that no Sri Lankan soldier should serve in a blue helmet so long as serious human rights violations of the... Read More
The true cost of your trip to Sri Lanka
Visiting Sri Lanka but concerned about human rights? Then check out this fantastic new short video (below) by ’47 Roots’, a punchy round-up of some of... Read More
One of Sri Lanka’s most wanted, in one of Sri Lanka’s top jobs
For its part, the government of Sri Lanka should immediately re-consider its appointment of Shavendra Silva, and in doing so take a step back from... Read More
Sri Lanka – jailed for writing a short story, help #FreeShakthika
For over 80 days, Shakthika Sathkumara, an award-winning Sri Lankan writer and poet, has been held in police custody. By the Sri Lanka Campaign for... Read More
Sri Lanka – sectarian violence and the higher self
While Christian-Muslim dialogue is necessary in Sri Lanka, as elsewhere, it is only as the individual person moves beyond their self-identification as Christians or Muslims... Read More
Sri Lanka – ten years on
May 18th marks ten years since the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka, the final stages of which were scene to some of... Read More
Understanding the Easter Sunday attacks – and the risks ahead
At time of writing, 290 people are confirmed to have been killed following a series of blast attacks at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka.... Read More
Another UN Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka
Been following recent developments on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council but unsure of what it all means? In this explainer, the Sri... Read More
No will, no way – stalled efforts to deal with the past in Sri Lanka
Despite several areas of modest progress, the government of Sri Lanka has overwhelmingly failed to bring about the changes that are needed to heal the... Read More
Sri Lanka – a retreat from the precipice, for now.
Unless the serious human rights violations at the heart of these stories are addressed, the perpetrators held to account, and the structures that enable such... Read More
Sri Lanka – steps forward, steps backward
There were several indications this past week of attempts to use the unfolding crisis in Sri Lanka to shield perpetrators of serious human rights violations... Read More
Sri Lanka – plunging deeper into crisis
This week, Sri Lanka’s President, Maithripala Sirisena – the man who many thought would lead the country out of one if its darkest chapters –... Read More
Sri Lanka situation update
The Sri Lanka Campaign began to receive worrying ground reports of increased activity by the security forces in the North and East of Sri Lanka;... Read More
A situation update from Sri Lanka
Civil society organisations continued to express fears about the risk of a violent crackdown against victims’ groups, journalist and activists, particularly those from the minority Tamil community.... Read More
What is happening in Sri Lanka?
Despite appeals for calm, the risk of further coercion, and possibly serious violence, cannot be discounted at this stage. Rajapaksa has been quick in seeking to... Read More
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
Why the Paisley scandal should prompt wider scrutiny of the UK-Sri Lanka war crimes denial lobby
The procedural rules of Parliament aside, at the heart of the matter – in the case of both Paisley, Naseby, and others – is the... 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
