by Association of Relatives of Enforced Disappearances, Northern & Eastern Provinces, Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka, February 20, 2026 Association for Relatives of Enforced Disappearances letter to HCHR Feb 2026 Mr. Volker Turk United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Geneva, Switzerland Your Excellency, We write to you as we mark nine uninterrupted years of peaceful protest… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2026
Why Aren’t We Talking About Sri Lanka Anymore?
“Sri Lanka Solution” Followers Face Justice, but Not Sri Lanka by Anji Manivannan, OpinioJuris, February 26, 2026 [Anji Manivannan is the Legal Director of People for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL), where her work contributes to its international justice and genocide recognition efforts] In 2015, two UN documents instilled cautious hope for Tamil victims… Read more »
Welcome to the Indian Century
India is winning the standoff between America and China. Hosted by Ross Douthat, Produced by Victoria Chamberlin, The New York Times, February 19, 2026 Right now, 21st-century geopolitics seems like it’s defined by the struggle between America and China. But the major power with the world’s fastest growing economy and largest population isn’t China. It’s India. And right… Read more »
Oakland Institute: The Systemic Dispossession of the Indigenous Tamil People
Joint Dossier and Submission SUBMITTED: February 17, 2026 SUBMITTED BY: ABC Tamil Oli (NGO in Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC) SUPPORTED BY: The Oakland Institute, Mullaitivu Land Protection Council, and associated civil society organizations. DISTRIBUTION LIST: ADDRESSED MANDATE HOLDERS (FEBRUARY 2026) To: Dr. Albert K. Barume Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples To: Mr. Balakrishnan Rajagopal … Read more »
Amnesty Submission to UNSG Report on Missing Persons
by Amnesty International, London, March 3, 2026 Index Number: IOR 40/0761/2026 Amnesty International submits this input in response to the call issued to inform the Report of the Secretary-General on Missing Persons pursuant to General Assembly resolution 79/173. Due to the limited word count available, it is not an exhaustive account of the organization’s concerns… Read more »
Amnesty Commentary on the Proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act, 2026
by Amnesty International, London, February 27, 2026 Index Number: ASA 37/0766/2026 In December 2025, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Justice published a proposal for a new anti-terrorism law, the Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA), intended to replace the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), and invited public feedback. This document outlines Amnesty International’s key concerns… Read more »
UNHRC 61: Sri Lanka Core Group Statement
Delivered by the UK’s Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders, at the 61st Human Rights Council in Geneva, March 2, 2026 Thank you, Mr. President. This statement is on behalf of the Sri Lanka Core Group: Canada, Malawi, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and the UK. We extend condolences to Sri Lanka for the loss caused by Cyclone… Read more »
Chelliah Rajadurai: The Rajah of Batticaloa – Part 2
by Sachi Sri Kantha, March 7, 2026 In Part 1, I presented the post-Independence electoral details of Batticaloa constituency, from 1947 to 1989. To provide context to the Tamil and Muslim ethnic distribution, what has been recorded about the Batticaloa region by pre-Independence scholars deserves notice as well. Then, I provide details about Rajadurai’s first… Read more »
From Sachi’s Files – Chapter 28
A 1985 commentary in the Nation (New York) weekly and my Unpublished Letter by Sachi Sri Kantha, March 4, 2026 Prelude In the previous posting of Chapter 27, I had inferred that the beginning of civil war in Sri Lanka should be dated to Jan 9, 1985, which resulted in the killing of LTTE’s… Read more »