By Neville Ladduwahetty

POST-CONFLICT APPLICATION of IHRL and IHL

The position originally adopted by some participating in the e-mail exchange was that IHRL and IHL concurrently apply in Armed Conflict. Since then they have conceded that the Law applicable to …

By Kanthar.P.Balanathan 

1.I came across an article of you suggesting, “towards a meaningful political solution”. Well I respect your views. However, I have significant amount of reservation and concerns over your suggestions. The values and norms of someone …

(Courtesy  of The Island )

By Sarath Weerasekera

The National War Heroes’ Front has rejected the report submitted by the Consultation Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms” (CTFRM) appointed by the Prime Minister’s office, as a treacherous document and has called …

‘These will be going to the world as the official recommendations and observations of a task force appointed by the Prime Minister and which functioned under the Prime Minister’s Office and which held meetings with stakeholders throughout the country.’

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Sooner than later it is good to re-evaluate and re-assess all that we had been fed over the years via an education system promoted by the West and a political and social system also influenced by the West. History has …

On 20^th January 2015 the world witnessed an historic inaugural address. It was the shortest speech since 1977. President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45^th President of the United States of America. He did not follow …

On the backdrop of the demands being made to re-award GSP plus by EU to Sri Lanka, the EU has through a press release claimed that Sri Lanka needs to ratify 27 international conventions to be awarded GSP plus. It …

By Gomin Dayasri

(Courtesy of Daily Mirror)

Caption is a query raised without consulting an astrologer or a suggestion from a wild buffalo. Voters expect too much in return from a country that is near broke. Politicians make offers beyond …

KAMALIKA PIERIS

The Yahapalana    government has no meaningful foreign policy, said one critic. Instead there is a clear tilt to the US. Mangala Samaraweera said, ‘Obama would come up to President Sirisena to say ‘Hello’ at whichever international forum they …

What is the better human rights that EU boasts of that is not prevalent in other parts of the world? Does the EU member states not suffer crimes and violations of any kind? Is it honky dory in EU 28 …