Sri Lanka-UNHRC – are countries ready to face the Ugly Truth?
Given that UN-US-India & other nations including the Church are asking for Truth & Accountability, are they prepared to own up to some hard truths? The citizens of Sri Lanka all know...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / INGO-NGO issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE crimes / LTTE Diaspora / Role of SL Govt / National Army / UN & Sri Lanka / UN bias & corruption / UNHRC Resolutions
by Shenali Waduge · Published 14th September 2022
Given that UN-US-India & other nations including the Church are asking for Truth & Accountability, are they prepared to own up to some hard truths? The citizens of Sri Lanka all know...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / INGO-NGO issues / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 4th September 2022
The Island published an excellent article by attorney Dharshan Weerasekera titled “Legal implications of Aragalaya protests” which was a stark contrast to the position taken by some BASL attorneys including its President. The...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / Political Parties / Role of SL Govt / National Army / Sri Lanka Politics / UN & Sri Lanka / UNHRC Resolutions / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 25th August 2022
Sri Lanka is making fundamental errors if we compare Sri Lanka’s problem with that of South Africa. Sri Lanka faced a non-international armed conflict by armed combatants who terrorized all communities &...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / UN & Sri Lanka / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 16th August 2022
Sri Lanka is faced with several challenges – all taken together the ultimate aim is simply to take control of Sri Lanka. Controlling the resources makes a nation compliant and meets the geopolitical...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / INGO-NGO issues / Role of Media / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 14th August 2022
The coterie of people chanting ‘democracy’ and in particular speaking about age limits and term limits of others ignore that the same has to apply to them. Take some of these NGOs and...
Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / INGO-NGO issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Role of Media / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 25th July 2022
Let us compare how the international community reacted to 2 incidents of riots targeting State buildings in US & Sri Lanka & the hypocrisy of those issuing statements in response to both incidents....
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 18th July 2022
In April 2021, Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapakse banned chemical fertilizer. The decision was sudden & no one really knew who advised the President. It now emerges that the President was advised by...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Ethno-Religious Issues / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / Political Parties / Role of SL Govt / National Army / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 17th July 2022
Democracy is all about electing people to office as people’s representatives. However, people have to put up with them until their term is complete to change them. Either there has to be a mechanism...
Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 1st July 2022
The latest news doing the rounds is that the Japanese ambassador to Sri Lanka has reportedly told a TNA delegation that Japan would not be providing financial assistance to Sri Lanka. A flicker...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 15th June 2022
It is legal to protest but there are restrictions. Are protestors aware of the restrictions? If not, the onus is on the Sri Lankan Govt, the Sri Lankan Police to clearly make public...