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Gladys Jayawardena, a medical professional who was assassinated in 1988
Dr. Gladys Jayawardena was a distinguished Sri Lankan medical professional whose groundbreaking...
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The Assassination of Daya Pathirana: Sri Lanka’s First Political Student Leader Assassination
Daya Ananda Piyasiri Hewapathirana, also known as Daya Pathirana, was born and raised in Matara,...
Who is Lasantha? (An Interview with Lal Wickramatunga)
“Who is Lasantha?”—a dismissive remark by former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya...
Batalanda Torture Camp and Allegations Against Politicians
The Batalanda Torture Camp was a notorious site in Sri Lanka during the 1980s which became infamous...
Matara Eliyakanda Torture Camp
During the period from 1987 to 1990, amidst the insurrection led by the People’s Liberation Front...
What Happened to Prageeth Eknaligoda?
Following the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war in 2009, General Sarath Fonseka, who had been the...
Manikkhami’s Story
The village of Bowatta in Welikanda, Polonnaruwa, is a settlement established under the Mahaweli...
Why do we need to talk about Isaipriya?
(The opinions expressed in this interview with journalist and political analyst Sirimal Wijesinghe...
Rajini Thiranagama: The Fallen Palmyrah
Dr. Rajini Thiranagama was the Head of the Department of Anatomy at the University of Jaffna. She...
From Badulla to Kalmunai: The Untold Struggles of Malayaha Tamils
Sri Lanka’s civil war, which spanned over three decades, was rooted in deep-seated ethnic...
Selvanadhan’s Silent Absence: Poverty, Loss, and the Quest for Truth
The legacy of Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war is etched into the lives of those who remain,...
Three Months in the Forest, A Lifetime Without Answers
In 1990, 27-year-old H.K. Heenhami, a mother of three, lived in Bowala, Walasmulla. On January 13...
The Memorial of the Disappeared at Raddoluwa and Emerging Hopes
The memorial for the disappeared at Raddoluwa Junction, Seeduwa in Gampaha district is a...
Mass Grave Near Colombo Port
As of November 28, 2024, the excavations at the mass grave near Colombo Port, which resumed on...
Lalith and Kugan: Two Disappeared Human Rights Activists
On December 10, 2011, the Supreme Court issued a writ of habeas corpus to the then Secretary of...
How Will the New Government Face the Geneva Challenge?
During the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Sri Lanka’s...
Divided into Two Ethnicities;The Story of Rathnasami’s Family
Why did members of one family, in the same country, have to be divided by two ethnicities and two...
Burning the heart of Jaffna, the Jaffna Library
At the end of May 1981, during the day of the Jaffna Development Council elections, the city of...
Black July that turned harmony upside down
The phrase Black July evokes memories of a grim event in Sri Lanka’s history, yet many in the...
Fr. Joseph Francis surrendered, disappeared and forgotten
On May 18, 2009, the brutal war that lasted for three decades came to a military end. The war,...
What happened to the persons who surrendered to the Sri Lankan state after the end of the war in 2009?
Overview In May 2009, the long-standing civil conflict in Sri Lanka reached its culmination with...
Mullivaikkal Remembrance and Mullivaikkal Porridge
During the final stages of the war in May 2009, a number of civilians trapped in areas affected by...
