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Kumanan Sri Lanka is wrestling with deep-rooted human rights challenges despite pledges for reform. Accountability, civil liberties and governance issues remain stubbornly unresolved, casting a long shadow over the nation’s future.
Asanga Welikala - Groundviews
There have been intense public debates over the meaning and interpretation of the Constitution, and especially the far-reaching changes introduced by the Nineteenth Amendment in 2015, since the dramatic and ongoing attempt…
The VFS Controversy: Making Sense of What Happened
2024年5月20日 · Photo courtesy of Travelling Translated. On May 1, 2024 video footage shared on social media showed a Sri Lankan lawyer berating officials for outsourcing the issuance of visas to VFS Global at a congested Bandaranaike airport with long queues. What is the VFS controversy about? What did they do to our tourist visa process? VFS Global, headquartered in Zurich and Dubai, is backed by several ...
The Sathurukondan Massacre: Witnesses Speak - Groundviews
2020年9月10日 · Photo courtesy of Selvaraja Rajasegar September 9, 1990, 5.30 pm. Armed men clad in military uniform and civilian clothes instruct people from Sathurukondan, Kokkuvil, Pachchaiyadi and Pillayaradi to come out to the road. They are taken to the Bois Town military camp nearby with the assurance that they will be released after questioning. They were
Sajith Premadasa Leads in Presidential Election Voting Intent
2024年8月1日 · Photo courtesy of The Leader. Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) MRP provisional estimates of Presidential Election voting intent in all adults in June show that support for SJB leader Sajith Premadasa increased to 43% (+4) but decreased for NPP/JVP leader AK Dissanayake to 30% (-6) compared to May.
The NPP, the JVP and the Realities of Communist Party Governance
2024年9月2日 · Photo courtesy of Sri Lanka Guardian As Sri Lanka approaches a critical election many citizens, disillusioned with the incumbent government and the economic crisis, are pinning their hopes on the National People's Power (NPP) alliance. The NPP, particularly its driving force, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), has attracted support from …
Democracy in Sri Lanka: Backsliding or Inching Forward?
2024年3月23日 · Photo courtesy of The Island. The world is becoming less democratic and more autocratic (i.e. authoritarian). One of the best sources of information is the annual Democracy Report issued by the V-Dem Institute in Sweden.The Institute continuously measures the extent to which national governments are either democratic or authoritarian and the directions in …
JVP’s Unmistakable Turn - Groundviews
2024年2月14日 · Photo courtesy of Colombo Times Amid the buzz surrounding the presidential race this year, the visit of the JVP-led National People’s Party (NPP) to India has raised much attention. As Sri Lanka plunged into a historic economic crisis, its political stability deteriorated. People’s hopes in terms of mainstream political parties have plummeted.
January 2017 - Groundviews
Featured image courtesy Al Jazeera Good Governance is a key challenge Sri Lanka has faced and spectacularly failed to deliver for most of its modern history.
Survey Reveals Dramatic Shift in Voting Patterns - Groundviews
2023年2月22日 · Photo courtesy of The Guardian The latest Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) carried out by the Institute for Health Policy (IHP) by the polling in January 2023 shows the NPP/JVP and SJB running neck and neck in a general election with voting intentions among likely voters at 32% and 31% each respectively. Both are