Tag
Sri Lanka civil war
September 20, 2022
Bailouts Won’t Save Sri Lanka. Ending Dynastic Politics Might.
By Debrah Gomes and Vineeth Krishnan
For far too long Sri Lanka has been a stage with the Rajapaksas as the only meaningful actors. A democratic renewal may be all that can save the country in the long run.
May 18, 2022
Has the Sri Lankan Crisis Triggered a Change in Ethnic Relations?
By Eranga Jayawardena
For the first time ever, an event held by mostly Sinhalese also memorialized Tamil victims of the decades-long civil war.
March 24, 2021
UN Rights Body Adopt Sri Lanka Resolution in Key Vote
By Abhijnan Rej
India abstained from voting while China voted against the resolution.
January 28, 2021
New UN Report Airs Concerns About Human Rights in Sri Lanka
By Associated Press
The U.N.'s human rights chief says it is "time for international action to ensure justice for international crimes."
January 13, 2021
Against the Memory Police: War and Remembrance in Sri Lanka
By Thamil Venthan Ananthavinayagan
The recent destruction of a memorial for Sri Lankan Tamils massacred during the civil war raises important, difficult, questions.
November 19, 2020
Sinhalese Leviathan: How Gotabaya Rajapaksa Is Remaking Sri Lanka
By Thamil Venthan Ananthavinayagan
With the Rajapaksa brothers at the helm, majoritarian politics threatens to morph into militant nationalism in Sri Lanka.
October 30, 2020
Controversial Movie About Cricket Legend Creates Dissatisfaction Among the Tamil Community
By Jeevethan Selvachandran
The Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan is perceived to be close to the Rajapaksa brothers despite being an ethnic Tamil.
August 24, 2020
Sri Lanka Elections: Tamils Have Not Abandoned Human Rights for Economic Development
By J. S. Tissainayagam
Sri Lanka’s ethnic minority remains committed to both, but not one at the expense of the other.
May 31, 2020
The Burning of Jaffna Public Library: Sri Lanka’s First Step Toward Civil War
By Thamil Venthan Ananthavinayagan
The events of 39 years ago set the stage for Sri Lanka’s civil war – and still echo today.
May 15, 2020
Post-War Sri Lanka: Fractured and Unjust for Tamils
By Visvajit Sriramrajan
More than a decade after the Mullivaikkal massacre, Tamils remain heavily discriminated against by a state that has yet to reckon with its violent past.
November 07, 2019
Sri Lanka’s Uneven Reconstruction
By Umesh Moramudali
Nearly a decade after the civil war ended, war-affected provinces still lag behind the rest of the country economically.
October 15, 2019
Sri Lanka Presidential Hopeful Says Won’t Honor Deal with UN
By Associated Press
Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he won’t recognized an agreement to investigate alleged war crimes
Page 1 of 3