An Article by the Asian Human Rights Commission SRI LANKA: It Is Time For The Judiciary To Defend Itself By Basil Fernando The recommendations by a Commission appointed by the President, recommending that a large…
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Military Junta, Withdraw from Burma Politics!
Dear friends of Burma, In solidarity with the peoples of Burma, the Program on Alternative Development, University of the Philippines Center for Integrative & Development Studies (UP CIDS AltDev), is circulating this statement of support for your endorsement.…
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What Will the U.S. Elections Mean Internationally?
Post on: November 1, 2020 Maryam Alaniz The U.S. elections, which occur at the center of capital and imperialism, will undoubtedly have a global impact. The choice between Trump or Biden offers the working class around the…
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Suspected Architect of Sri Lanka War Crimes is UN’s ‘Chief Guest’
UN Shouldn’t Help Repressive Government Launder Image Louis Charbonneau United Nations Director@loucharbon@loucharbon The United Nations Country Team in Sri Lanka recently held a special virtual event to commemorate the world body’s 75th birthday. Sadly, it was a slap in the face for…
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Belarus: the beginning of what end?
By Catherine Samary on 24 September 2020 The 6th re-election of Alexander Lukachenko on August 9 was preceded and followed by popular mobilizations fueled by police brutality against the backdrop of fraud and growing questioning…
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SRI LANKA: The Neanderthal stage of constitution making – 1978
By – Basil Fernando With to the 20th amendment, once again Sri Lanka will return to the 1978’s constitution in its original form. From the making of that constitution up to now has been a…
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Search for the Missing: A Testament to the Enduring Power of Grief
Photo courtesy of People for Equality and Relief in Sri Lanka Until recently, the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) was housed in a magnificent colonial building in a leafy Colombo suburb that used to house…
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