H. L. D. Mahindapala

Of the many contradictions, misinterpretations, distortions and perversions in the political culture of the north the role of religion, in all its dimensions, is the least explored and understood. In contrast, Buddhism has been explored almost …

The days following the elimination of the LTTE leadership were justifiably joyous for a nation that had been plagued and held hostage by terrorism for three decades. Joy, however, is relative to place and person. I am thinking about the …

Dr Noel Nadesan

The war radicalized Jaffna and it was inevitable that we could never again return to the good old Jaffna we knew.  There were signs of a new Jaffna emerging imperceptibly even during the war years. I have …

So that is the expert report!

Navy Pillai came but never visited the Sinhala massacre villages, nor found out about the ethnic cleansing of the Sinhalese and Muslims- over 200,000. by the LTTE!

So much for the ‘Pillai Navy’!

NAVI …

Years on, Serbia still bears deep …

“ Slaughter every man, woman, and child (including babes suckling at the breast)”were the orders given by Governor Robert Brownrigg (3rd British Governor of Ceylon from 1813 – 1820) to Maj. Gen. Hay MacDowell in 1818 that left the …

I am aggrieved and so are my children.  I don’t know where my husband is and they don’t know where their father is.  Some may not know who my husband (their father) is and was so let me tell you …

During the last few weeks, serious concerns have been expressed in print and electronic media about the possibility of imposing economic sanctions on Sri Lanka and trade embargos, actions against alleged war crimes committed by Sri Lankan armed forces, and …

The USA is concerned over the arrest of some so called human rights activists in Sri Lanka. Apparently Ruki Fernando and Father Praveen had been arrested under the existing law of the country, (it is reported that they have been …

Tipped to speak at the UNHRC Sessions in Geneva on 19^th March 2014 is Dr. Varatharaja, one of the five doctors who appeared in the Channel 4 clips and who also admitted that he  and the other doctors lied …