Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Ethno-Religious Issues
by Shenali Waduge · Published 2nd March 2022
Sans political colours, the policy of One Country One Law was looked forward to being implemented without favour or bias by all citizens of Sri Lanka. This meant that in front of the law...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Ethno-Religious Issues
by Shenali Waduge · Published 31st October 2021
Sri Lanka’s Minority Population makes up 36% of Sri Lanka’ total population. Muslims account for 9.3% around 1.9million of Sri Lanka’s 21million population. The present proportional representation system has enabled minority leaders to act...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Crimes of the West
by Shenali Waduge · Published 27th October 2021
Have we learnt any lessons from 73 years of so-called ‘independence’? Have we learnt lessons from 42 elections held since 1931? Have we learnt lessons from Parliamentary & Presidential forms of governance?...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related
by Shenali Waduge · Published 16th October 2021
Every citizen is in unison that since 1948 Sri Lanka’s progress has been stalled and denied because of corrupt politicians and their encouragement of a corrupt system that has attracted corrupt public officials, corrupt...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / UN & Sri Lanka / UN bias & corruption
by Shenali Waduge · Published 22nd September 2021
Whether anyone likes or dislikes Mohan Pieris is irrelevant. If due process was alleged to be denied to CJ43 Shirani Bandaranaike, was due process applied to CJ44 Mohan Pieris. This is the question and...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Role of India / Role of SL Govt / National Army / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 25th June 2021
In April 1984 Nicaragua referred the US Government to the International Court of Justice claiming the US violated international law by supporting the Contras. The ICJ ruled in favor of Nicaragua in 1986 &...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties
by Shenali Waduge · Published 14th June 2021
From being proudly called the Granary of the East, from manufacturing massive ships to kings round the world, from commanding respect even amongst our ancient foes and running the world’s first animal hospital...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / INGO-NGO issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / Role of SL Govt / National Army / Sri Lanka Politics / UN & Sri Lanka / UN bias & corruption / UNHRC Resolutions
by Shenali Waduge · Published 21st March 2021
UNHRC Resolutions are legally non-binding. Its mandate covers only human rights not international humanitarian laws. Whether all 47 members vote against Sri Lanka, or whether all 47 Members vote for Sri Lanka, UNHRC...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / UN & Sri Lanka / UN bias & corruption / UNHRC Resolutions / West/Asian Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 27th February 2021
“Today Sri Lanka, Tomorrow Your Country”is the message that countries of the Global South must internalize from the intrusive nature of the OHCHR Report and unprecedented precedents attempted to take place via Global North...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam
by Shenali Waduge · Published 23rd January 2021
The Tamil National Alliance was formed in 2001 by the LTTE and became known as LTTE’s political wing. The rationale to create a political wing was probably the outcome of 9/11 and the...
