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 / 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...
Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / UN & Sri Lanka / UNHRC Resolutions
by Shenali Waduge · Published 19th August 2025
UNHRC 2025 Resolution – a-hrc-60-21-auv Sri Lanka’s position should stand firm: The 2025 UNHRC report systematically alleges state misconduct while bypassing its original mandate, due process, impartiality, and sovereignty. Despite pages and pages...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / Role of West & Alliances / UN & Sri Lanka / UN bias & corruption / UNHRC Resolutions
by Shenali Waduge · Published 18th August 2025
In March 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted Resolution 46/1, creating an unprecedented external accountability mechanism for Sri Lanka. This was a significant step beyond from the UNHRC’s original mandate,...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / UN & Sri Lanka / UN bias & corruption / UNHRC Resolutions / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 17th August 2025
We are concerned about the consistent manner that successive UN High Commissioners for Human Rights have been involved or caved into pressure by a handful of bloc nations using the UNHRC to exert...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Education
by Shenali Waduge · Published 4th August 2025
Sri Lanka is facing a new kind of invasion — not with weapons, but with erasure. Under the banner of “reform,” the government now moves to strip history from our children’s early education,...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Crimes of the West
by Shenali Waduge · Published 4th August 2025
Humanity did not arrive at this crisis by accident. We were not born into chaos — we were led into it. If life was once simple, sacred, and balanced. Homes didn’t need surveillance...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sinhale Buddhist Heritage / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 2nd August 2025
There was a time — not too long ago — when life was rooted in villages, families, faith, and community. People lived modestly, but with dignity. Homes were humble, yet filled with warmth. Families...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 1st August 2025
The ongoing discourse around LGBTQIA rights and recognition has sparked widespread debate across legal, religious, social, and cultural arenas. We look at th key demands put forth by LGBTQIA advocates and a comprehensive...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Role of Media / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 28th July 2025
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith’s recent statement warning against legalizing same-sex marriage and LGBTQIA+ ideology in Sri Lanka is not merely a religious outcry — it is a national alarm echoed by the majority...
