Solidarity in the time of Corona

Disadvantaged people of Negombo received 2,000 parcels of dry rations and daily essentials from Periyamulla Grand Mosque Trustee Committee Monday, 30 March 2020 Disadvantaged people of all religions and ethnicities received 2,000 parcels of dry...

Weligama LIRC Provides for Families in Need Monday, 30 March 2020 The National Peace Council’s Local Inter Religious Committee (LIRC) members in...

Beruwela DIRC Members Supply Disadvantaged Families with Food and Face Masks Monday, 30 March 2020 Members of the National Peace Council’s Local Inter Religious Committees (LIRCs)...

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Reclaim Opportunity To Work Together Wednesday, 01 April 2020 The unprecedented 24 hour curfew is stretching to its second successive week. This...

Local Emergency Response Plan to Deal with Virus Monday, 30 March 2020 Several members of Addalachenai Local Inter Religious Committee (LIRC) have joined...

Practical Training to Avoid Conflict Tuesday, 10 March 2020 A two day training workshop on conflict sensitivity and conflict analysis was conducted...

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Government Needs to Consider Minority Sentiment - Jehan Perera Friday, 27 March 2020 The government’s inability to obtain the support of the ethnic and religious minorities was visible in the outcome of the presidential election. The popular vote in the districts in which the minority communities predominated...

Paying The Political Cost of Covid-19 For People’s Interests - Jehan Perera Friday, 27 March 2020 For three months Sri Lankans watched the burgeoning coronavirus crisis in other parts of the world with a measure of equanimity as something that was faraway and international rather than national. There was a belief that the...

Sri Lanka Can Provide Positive International Example - Jehan Perera Friday, 27 March 2020 The US government has rejected the war crimes allegations against it in regard to its conduct of the war in Afghanistan. This is yet another indication how governments across the world seek to justify their actions in times of...

Being Part of International Community is Important to Sri Lanka - Jehan Perera Friday, 27 March 2020 The significance of Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena’s speech at the ongoing UN Human Rights Commission session in Geneva must not be missed. There is a possibility it will be, in the greater attention given to the issue...

Unified Political Approach On Handling Covid-19 Crisis Is Necessary - Jehan Perera Wednesday, 25 March 2020 The spread of the Coronavirus is an international calamity. Even though an island, Sri Lanka has not been able to insulate itself from the global impact of the pandemic. The country had an opportunity to miminise the impact of...

PROVIDE STATE RELIEF TO VICTIMS OF JVP AND LTTE PERIODS - Jehan Perera Tuesday, 18 February 2020 On Valentine’s Day there were two events that took place at Colombo’s iconic Vhara Maha Devi Park. The two events that took place at the park on Valentine’s Day highlighted the contrasts that continue to prevail in society....