Yearly Archive: 2017

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Pablo di Greiff ‘s visit to Sri Lanka and Transitional Justice

By Neville Ladduwahetty UN Special Rapporteur, Pablo de Greiff, at a media briefing following his 14-day visit to Sri Lanka stated: “Sri Lanka continues to deprive itself of the benefits of Transitional Justice”. Before addressing the benefits of Transitional Justice, certain fundamentals need to be clarified. Some of these fundamentals...

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US company’s “Sri Lanka 2017 Country Review” challenged: full of errors, disinformation says Global SL Forum

Ranjith Soysa SPOKESPERSON Media release Sri Lanka 2017 Country Review,” one of many country reports   published by CountryWatch, a prominent US-based information provider to universities, government agencies, libraries etc., is so full of disinformation, errors, and outdated information that the Global Sri Lankan Forum (GSLF) decided to re-examine and discuss...

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Lord Naseby, the mythical 40,000 and the feel-good factor

By Sanja De Silva Jayatilleka Engaging in arguments and debates in the international domain over the number of civilians who may have died at a particular time in the country will not help resolve any issues, in a meaningful manner, locally, except a feel good factor for a few individuals who may think...