Category: Sri Lanka Politics

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Sri Lanka – The Conflict Years (2006–2009) and the UN/UNHRC’s Role during the Final War

  While Sri Lanka waged its final campaign to eliminate the LTTE terrorist organization between 2006 and 2009, the United Nations and UNHRC once again failed in their duty to uphold international law, protect...

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Questions to the incoming UNHRC Head – On Behalf of Concerned Citizens of Sri Lanka

  Sri Lanka stands today as the ONLY nation that defeated one of the world’s most ruthless terrorist organizations—the LTTE—without international military assistance. In doing so, it upheld its sovereign duty to protect all...

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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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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...

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...