ARED: Letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

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 »

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 »

PEARL: State-Sponsored Sinhalization of the North-East

The Anti-Development Machine by People for Equality and Relief in Lanka, January 2026 Examining Sri Lanka’s State-Led Land Dispossession and Anti-Development Policies Targeting Eelam Tamils Full report: PEARL_Sinhalization-as-an-anti-development-machine_report Case Study: Tamil Dairy Farmers’ Protest in Mayilaththamadu-Madhavanai, Batticaloa PEARL_Sinhalization-as-an-anti-development-machine_CASE-STUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is part of the Sinhalization series and builds on the themes of PEARL’s… Read more »

PEARL Releases New Report on Alleged ‘Sinhalisation’ in Sri Lanka

by Daily FT, Colombo, January 20, 2026 Flags off State-led land dispossession and anti-development policies targeting Eelam TamilsPeople for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL) has released a new report and accompanying case study examining the Sri Lankan state’s ongoing project of Sinhalisation in the North-East, with a detailed focus on land dispossession and violence against… Read more »

Is it Sinha Le Time Again?

by Tissaranee Gunasekara, Groundviews, Colombo, February 15, 2026 SJV Chelvanayagam, date unknown “Ordered disorder, planned caprice, And dehumanized humanity…” Brecht (The Exception and the Rule) A group of monks, led by veteran trade unionist Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero, is planning to hold a sangha convention on February 20. They feel insulted and ignored by the powers… Read more »

Hoole Brothers Exposed in the Notorious Epstein Files

by Sachi Sri Kantha, February 9, 2026 Well! Well! Decades of moral integrity exhibited by the Hoole Brothers (Rajan and Ratnajeevan) had burst like a pricked balloon, in a recent exposure. Will you be surprised now to hear the news, where the nit-picking and nasty Hoole Brothers had landed in their quest for international recognition… Read more »

UN’s Cyclone Ditwah Situation Report #6

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 »

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 »

OSLAP: Preserving Evidence

Advancing Accountability for Sri Lanka by OHCHR’s Sri Lanka Accountability Project, September 1, 2025 250919-infographic-oslap-s-repository-for sri lanka evidence A Snapshot of OHCHR Sri Lanka Accountability Project’s Repository Understanding OSLap’s Repository What it is • OSLap’s repository contains over 112,000 materials documenting human rights violations, abuses, and serious crimes committed in Sri Lanka over the past… Read more »