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
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
A decade of impunity – unlocking accountability for the victims of Sri Lanka’s killing fields
A decade after the war’s end, the Sri Lanka Campaign speaks to ten Tamils who lived through and survived the final stages of the armed... 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 – he never came home
Prageeth Eknaligoda was an outspoken critic of the government of Sri Lanka. He worked tirelessly to expose the gross human rights violations committed against Tamil... 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
Nigeria, Boko Haram and the ‘Sri Lankan Model’ of counter-insurgency
As awful and as crude as it may appear, the ‘Sri Lankan model’ of counter-insurgency continues to be showcased around the world in seminars and... Read More
The fog of war in Sri Lanka
Reporting of the civil war in Sri Lanka has tended to distort various aspects of the violence that ensued, particularly in terms of the number... Read More
The numbers game and reconciliation in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s bitter and brutal thirty year conflict ended in May 2009. The government’s victory over the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was decisive... Read More
Reconciliation in post-war Sri Lanka
Differing conceptualisations of the term ‘reconciliation’ has sparked a debate regarding the best way to approach the issue. Whilst government policy is firmly concerned with... Read More
Where did Assad go to school?
The Sri Lanka model – where a long, low-intensity civil war reached a violent, bloody climax; yet its architects remain in power and have escaped... Read More
Post-war Sri Lanka – the challenges of reconciliation, reintegration and rehabilitation
Three years on from the bloody end to its civil war, Sri Lanka remains beset by the challenges of reconciliation, reintegration and rehabilitation, and faces... Read More
Religious Tension In Mannar, Sri Lanka
As displaced citizens of all religions return to their former homes, land issues and fishing rights in Sri Lanka are hugely contentious and – unless... Read More
