Minister Peiris Goes to Washington
No matter what happens in Washington, Peiris’ visit cannot and will not be deemed a resounding success for the regime.
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Post-Geneva Delusions: The Next Steps in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Minister of External Affairs, G.L. Peiris, has recently given one additional reason for the passage of a resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN’s Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva: “collective commitments.”
Read MoreSri Lanka: Who Will Win at the Human Rights Council?
The US recently tabled a draft resolution against Sri Lanka at the Human Rights Council’s 19th session in Geneva.
Read MoreCongressman Kingston’s Irresponsible Letter on Sri Lanka
I seriously doubt Congressman Kingston (or any of his colleagues) is conversant in Sri Lankan politics. If he were, he would know that “ongoing negotiations” with minority parties are not really happening.
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Sri Lanka’s Game of Diplomacy and Deceit
Giving Rajapaksa’s government a free pass on human rights empowers aspiring autocrats everywhere. It sends a clear signal to semi-authoritarian governments: Go ahead, do whatever you want; you will face no consequences for your actions.
Read MoreSri Lanka’s ‘Truth’ Commission: A Brief Assessment of the LLRC Report
Readers will find no big surprises after reading the final report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). It is very much what most people were expecting. A document that looks to the future,...
Read MoreUS Foreign Policy and Sri Lanka
After three decades of war, Sri Lanka is still a mess. President Mahinda Rajapaksa could not care less about national reconciliation. Here is a president that did not hesitate to assert his authority at the end of the war. Yet...
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