by United Nations office in Sri Lanka, January 23, 2026 UN Cyclone_Ditwah__SitRep #6 Jan 23 2026 Cyclone Ditwah has triggered the most extensive flooding and landslide damage in the past two decades in Sri Lanka, impacting approximately 2.2 million people across all 25 districts of the country. According to the Disaster Management Center, the cyclone… Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2026
Nobel Peace Prize Nominees and Wannabes from Sri Lanka
by Sachi Sri Kantha, February 2, 2026 In the past 125 years of its existence, unlike other countries, Sri Lanka (or it’s previous incarnation, Ceylon, until 1971) was never represented in any of the original five Nobel Prizes. But, according to the Nobel Prize nomination archives, only the Nobel Peace Prize and the Nobel Physiology/Medicine… Read more »
Namal Rajapakse in Odisha
by Sulochana Ramiah Mohan, Daily Sun, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Januaray 28, 2026 Editorial Namal Rajapaksa in Odisha Jan 28 2026 …Against this backdrop of decline, disgrace and diminishing legitimacy, Namal Rajapaksa has emerged as the principal political inheritor of the family brand. Despite facing multiple legal cases relating to corruption and alleged money laundering, he has… Read more »
T. Kumar, Rights Activist
T Kumar memorial booklet – Kumar Mama Booklet Document For Kumar, who died on Martin Luther King Day, the struggle of one person, race, gender, caste or nation could never be viewed in isolation. He believed that a problem for one person or group, was a problem for all human beings. Kumar staked his entire professional… Read more »
HRW: Rohingya Genocide Case Moves to Judgment
World Court Concludes Hearings in Gambia’s Landmark Action Against Myanmar by David Esposito & Shayna Bauchner, Human Rights Watch, New York, January 29, 2026 On January 29, the three-week hearings on the merits of Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar before the International Court of Justice came to a close. The case, filed in 2019, alleges that Myanmar’s… Read more »
ITJP & GSF: Justice & Reparations Needs of Exiled Tamil Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
Opening a Conversation by International Truth & Justice Project Sri Lanka & Global Survivors Fund, London, January 2026 GRS_Sri_Lanka_January2026 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 7 2. THE CONSULTATION PROCESS 9 2.1. Design 9 2.2. Phase 1: Preparatory phase 9 2.3. Phase 2: Implementation phase 10 3. FINDINGS 15 3.1. The impact of CRSV on victims,… Read more »