Category: Chartering Our Future

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Buddhism, Law, and Governance in Sri Lanka: Ethics Must Guide the State: Continue Penal Code 365/365A

  Sri Lanka, is a nation morally anchored in the teachings of the Buddha. From the Constitution to the Penal Code though the latter is colonial, Sri Lanka’s legal foundations echo Buddhist ethical values such as non-harming, truth, justice, and restraint. These...

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Letter from the Citizens of Sri Lanka to the Government and People of Canada: Erect monument for Canada’s Genocide against Indigenous Peoples

To the Prime Minister and Members of the Canadian Parliament, We, the citizens of Sri Lanka, write to express deep concern over the growing political narrative emerging from Canada that seeks to label Sri...

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Comprehensive Legal rebuttal to Genocide and War Crimes allegations against Sri Lanka

  Lack of Credible Evidence Supporting Genocide Allegations. The 1948 Genocide Convention defines genocide as acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group. Allegations...

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Hasalaka Gamini: The Selfless Soldier who sacrificed life so others could live — A Legacy today’s Youth cannot ignore

The date was July 10, 1991. The battlefield: Elephant Pass. The threat: a deadly armored bulldozer storming through the final defense line.  The fear: LTTE about to penetrate Elephant Pass camp. Behind the barricades...

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OPEN LETTER TO HRC-SL – Rejection of HRC’s Proposal to Repeal Sections 365 & 365A: A Call to Protect 6.1million of Sri Lanka’s Children, Culture, and Constitutional Morality

  To: Justice L.T.B. Dehideniya Chairman Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka Colombo Subject: Rejection of HRC’s Proposal to Repeal Sections 365 & 365A: A Call to Protect 6.1million of Sri Lanka’s Children, Culture,...

Foreign Governments must confront the LTTE Threat: A call to Protect National Security and uphold Global Counterterrorism Standards 0

Foreign Governments must confront the LTTE Threat: A call to Protect National Security and uphold Global Counterterrorism Standards

If there is a war against terrorism and extremism, there can be no room for double standards. Yet, some foreign governments continue to permit the display and glorification of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil...