Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / UN & Sri Lanka / UN bias & corruption / UNHRC Resolutions / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 29th August 2025
Actions of then UNSG Ban Ki-moon immediately following end of Sri Lanka’s Conflict Unprecedented Unilateral Action First occasion in UN history that a Secretary-General personally appointed the 2011 Panel of Experts (PoE)and separately...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / UN & Sri Lanka / UN bias & corruption / UNHRC Resolutions
by Shenali Waduge · Published 28th August 2025
Following US exiting UNHRC calling it a “cesspool of political bias”, the United Kingdom has come forward to head the Sri Lanka Core Group which comprises of Canada, Malawi, Montenegro and North Macedonia...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 28th August 2025
The people elected Sri Lanka’s second female leader Chandrika Bandaranaiake, the daughter of the world’s first prime minister Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaiake and assassinated Prime Minister S W R D Bandaranaiake, with much...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Role of India / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 26th August 2025
Sri Lanka’s current economic collapse cannot be understood in isolation. It is tied to the 2015 regime change, orchestrated with heavy involvement of the United States and India, which removed the Mahinda Rajapaksa government...
Total Debt: about US $37 billion owed to foreign lenders. Who Do We Owe? International Organizations (Multilateral loans) – ~$12.9B Asian Development Bank, World Bank, IMF Usually low interest, long repayment periods Other...
Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 25th August 2025
In 2 decades, Sri Lanka’s economy has passed through dramatic cycles – growth, stagnation, and collapse. Each government inherited both assets and liabilities from its predecessor, and the choices made during their rule...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / UN bias & corruption / UNHRC Resolutions
by Shenali Waduge · Published 24th August 2025
Subject: UNHRC Mandate Overreach and the Dangerous Precedent Using Sri Lanka Excellency, I write to respectfully draw the attention of the African Union to an issue of grave concern that extends far...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / UN & Sri Lanka / UN bias & corruption / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 22nd August 2025
Since the defeat of the LTTE in May 2009, Sri Lanka has faced continuous demands—mainly from international actors, NGOs, and local separatist lobbies—for the return of lands in the North and East said...
Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / UN & Sri Lanka / UN bias & corruption / UNHRC Resolutions
by Shenali Waduge · Published 21st August 2025
Your Excellencies, I write to you as a concerned voice from Sri Lanka — the first nation to be made the testing ground of a dangerous precedent by the UNHRC, one that...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of SL Govt / National Army / UN bias & corruption / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 19th August 2025
UNHRC resolutions are technically non-binding. Yet for Sri Lanka, ending terrorism has been met with relentless scrutiny—a witch hunt targeting select war heroes and commanding officers. Every Resolution since 2009 has been a...
