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The consolidation of Rajapaksa rule promises to accelerate what is already a swing back towards repressive government. → Read More
More than a decade after the end of its civil war, Sri Lanka is haunted again by the specter of growing oppression. With the Rajapaksa family back in charge, the country won’t be able to build a durable peace—and if they win next month’s parliamentary vote, there will be no significant check on its rule. → Read More
An American administration with little apparent regard for human rights put sanctions on an alleged war criminal. Why? → Read More
The election of Gotabaya Rajapaksa augurs a return to the abuses and anti-democratic tendencies of his brother’s regime. → Read More
Victory for the hard-line political dynasty spells dark times for democracy. → Read More
A former president’s brother leads the pack, trailed closely by an assassinated president’s son. → Read More
Old hatreds are coming out in the aftermath of the Easter bombings. → Read More
Internal power struggles have kept the administration occupied while its human rights commitments fall to the wayside. → Read More
The constitutional chaos is rooted in domestic politics, not geopolitical machinations. → Read More
The island nation’s democracy is in big trouble. → Read More
The Office of Missing Persons was set up to investigate civil war “disappearances”, but its efficacy remains to be seen. → Read More
A new UN report on protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country makes for depressing reading. → Read More
Security sector reform cannot come soon enough. → Read More
The local government vote has national implications. → Read More
Washington’s current approach actually discourages reform. → Read More
The Diplomat’s Taylor Dibbert speaks with Sri Lankan civil society leader Jehan Perera. → Read More
Colombo remains unserious about transitional justice. → Read More
The country’s reform agenda is in shambles, but don’t expect that to change. → Read More
Operationalizing Sri Lanka’s Office of Missing Persons isn’t necessarily that significant. → Read More
The foreign minister’s resignation is another reminder of broader concerns about the coalition government. → Read More