Storied Nature Of Human Nature
By my rough estimation, we spend perhaps 50 percent or more of our waking hours in storytelling. Humans make stories but, in some sense, we are also made by our stories.
By my rough estimation, we spend perhaps 50 percent or more of our waking hours in storytelling. Humans make stories but, in some sense, we are also made by our stories.
Karunyan Arulanantham | Posted 09.19.2011
The U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue must include a strategy for protecting human rights and fundamental democratic principles in Sri Lanka.
AP | Posted 09.18.2011
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's postwar policies are a hindrance to reconciliation between the country's embittered ethnic communities, two years af...
Nik Darlington | Posted 09.06.2011
On Monday evening, Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakarra delivered what Peter Roebuck has described as "the most important speech in cricket history."
AP | By FRANK JORDANS | Posted 07.31.2011
GENEVA -- A U.N. expert called Tuesday for Sri Lanka to investigate and file charges against soldiers shown in a graphic video shooting bound, blindfo...
Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza | Posted 05.25.2011
In many developing Asian countries, including Sri Lanka, the failure to pass and enforce victim and witness protection laws remains one of the major obstacles to the rule of law.
Peter Henne | Posted 05.25.2011
The aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war presents significant implications for the international community concerning counterinsurgency, terrorism and refugee flows.
AP | KRISHAN FRANCIS | Posted 05.25.2011
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — An international rights group said Monday there were "reasonable grounds" to believe Sri Lankan forces committed war crimes...
Sandeep Gopalan | Posted 05.25.2011
There are allegations that the media in Sri Lanka has been intimidated through killings, torture, disappearances and detentions. Accurate reporting is the casualty.
Amnesty International | Posted 05.25.2011
In the context of Amnesty International's global campaign to establish an international, independent investigation into alleged war crimes in Sri Lank...
Gamini Lakshman Peiris | Posted 05.25.2011
I believe the painful shared memories of the past era of terror will drive our country on to many more years of peace and prosperity. We welcome international support and assistance as we work towards this enduring goal.
Bennett Ramberg, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011
The thousands of civilians reportedly killed in the final months of the Sri Lanka civil war that ended one year ago this month marks the last sad chapter in this thirty year bitter conflict.
AP | KRISHAN FRANCIS | Posted 05.25.2011
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate was hauled from his office by military police Monday and will be court-martiale...
Posted 05.25.2011
It's been three weeks since the disastrous 7.0 earthquake leveled much of Haiti. Despite hundreds of millions in donations, Haiti is already beginning...
BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011
Voters in Sri Lanka are preparing to choose their next president after a bitter election campaign....
Anuradha K. Herath | Posted 05.25.2011
Palitha Kohona says that as western countries began to pull away from Sri Lanka during the height of violence in the country, the government turned to new friendships in the east.
Nimmi Gowrinathan | Posted 05.25.2011
The message shouted from an elder woman was clear as she harassed a worker attempting to install latrines that would signal a longer, more permanent, residence in unlivable Sri Lankan internment camps.
Amnesty International | Posted 05.25.2011
New satellite images reveal two new alarming features of an inaccessible Sri Lankan conflict zone: Large gravesites and evidence of mortars used in and around the so-called civilian save zone.
Dale Buscher | Posted 05.25.2011
It is time to implement interventions that are tailored to the local context, that build on the refugees' existing skills, and that match local market demand.
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka says that a wanted arms smuggler who recently took over as the new leader of the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels has ...
James Ross | Posted 05.25.2011
Holding several hundred thousand civilians under lock and key, the government is keeping the survivors of the fighting from telling their stories to the media and human rights groups.
The Times of India | PTI 22 July 2009, 06:21pm IST | Posted 05.25.2011
COLOMBO: Vowing to pursue its campaign for 'Tamil Eelam', the LTTE has named alleged arms smuggler Selvarasa Pathmanathan as its new chief to succeed...
nytimes.com | LYDIA POLGREEN | Posted 05.25.2011
CHEDDIKULAM, Sri Lanka When the piercing whistle and sharp thuds of artillery shells grew faint, S. Theventhran dashed to safety....
Anuradha K. Herath | Posted 05.25.2011
Humanitarian organizations criticized the Sri Lankan government for collaborating with Karuna, a former rebel alleged to have committed war crimes.
GroundReport | Posted 05.25.2011
From GroundReport.com, the world's most trusted citizen journalism network. By Emanthi Marambe Sri Lankan authorities today detained and expelled Ca...
William Grassie | Posted 05.15.2012