Foreign agreements becoming more detrimental now: Dayasiri Jayasekara
SLFP General Secretary MP Dayasiri Jayasekara vehemently criticised the SOFA, stating that US military personnel cannot be allowed to have immunity from Sri Lankan laws while in Sri Lanka. Read More »
Experts need to make a call on US SOFA: M.A. Sumanthiran
TNA Parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran said that such agreements were “part and parcel of existential realities of smaller states”. Read More »
SOFA will violate country’s sovereignty: Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa
JVP MP Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said that Sri Lanka's sovereignty would be violated by such an agreement. Read More »
Role of media under scrutiny
The Easter Sunday attacks and its aftermath brought into focus many social aspects that citizens, as well as the State, need to change, given the new conflicts that have arisen. Read More »
Reformed Constitution to guarantee equality vital- Sakuntala Kadirgamar
Law and Trust Society Executive Director Sakuntala Kadirgamar asserted that constitutional reform must take place to ensure equality to all communities in the country. Read More »
Personal laws not discriminatory but need reform: Jezima Ismail
Educationist and human rights activist Deshabandu Jezima Ismail stated that while personal laws had not caused discrimination and inequality among communities, such laws needed ref Read More »
Personal laws not problematic as Constitution is supreme: Gehan Gunatilleke
Verite Research Research Director Gehan Gunatilleke pointed out that personal laws and laws enacted for specific communities are not problematic in of itself but that issues arise when such laws... Read More »