Gehan Gunatilleke @GehanDG
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A couple of public history events coming up! #Itihas
Beddagana Wetlands is one of our favourite places to go birdwatching and spend a quiet morning (occasionally in the company young, surreptitious love)… so seeing a pile up of plastic that had flowed through much of the fishing cats’ habitat was really sad.
A very special song by @paperpangolinLK for a very special friend ❤️ youtu.be/BXHosEHe0dI?si…
HRCSL issued a Report on the Status of Rohingya Asylum Seekers Detained in Mullaitivu & Related Issues. To View Reports: hrcsl.lk/hrcsl-issues-a… #HRCSL #HumanRights #Asylum #Refugees
HRCSL writes to the President regarding the detention conditions and well-being of asylum seekers from Myanmar.
Prof Torsten Tscacher and I are convening a panel entitled 'Beyond the Island: The Categorization of Ethnicity in Colonial Lanka in the Indian Ocean Context' at the ECSAS in Heidelberg, 2025. Please consider applying if it's of interest. ecsas2025.com/call-for-panel… #lkahistory
Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka wrote to H.E. the President on section 12 of the Public Security Ordinance. #HRCSL #HumanRights #PublicSecurity
A #lkahistory of Power in Paradise! It’s out, it’s out! Thrilled to have been part of this really important research and series by Patta History together with @welikalaa. How did we get to where we are today, politically? Watch the first episode of this 3-part series 🤩
A #lkahistory of Power in Paradise! It’s out, it’s out! Thrilled to have been part of this really important research and series by Patta History together with @welikalaa. How did we get to where we are today, politically? Watch the first episode of this 3-part series 🤩
HRCSL sends a follow-up letter to the Ministry of Justice on Recommendation on Sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code. More Details : hrcsl.lk/hrcsl-sends-a-… #HRCSL #HumanRights #LGBTIQ #PenalCode
The HRCSL issues Interim Directions with regard to the Alleged Infringement of the Freedom of Religion or Belief. #HRCSL #HumanRights #FreedomOfReligion #RightToReligion
Just hanging out with some friends 🦜
The new Routledge Handbook on Contemporary #SriLanka is now available to all online. Looking forward to reading through the rest of the chapters in there. Sharing the abstract for my chapter Centring Conflict in Sri Lanka. #lkahistory taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/…
HRCSL issues a Message on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – 2024 #HRCSL #HumanRights #Torture #InternationalDay
Torture is a crime & can never be justified. Today, we honour those who have endured its horrors & call for justice & accountability. Sri Lanka—a signatory of #UNCAT—benefits greatly from efforts of NGOs & @HRCSriLanka in preventing torture. Learn more👇bit.ly/3VFjFqM
The @HRCSL called for a comprehensive state policy to protect and promote the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers in #lka. No person at risk of persecution should be repatriated. It also called upon the #GoSL to consider accession to the Refugee Convention. #RefugeeWeek2024
The @HRCSL called for a comprehensive state policy to protect and promote the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers in #lka. No person at risk of persecution should be repatriated. It also called upon the #GoSL to consider accession to the Refugee Convention. #RefugeeWeek2024
On World Refugee Day, grateful @HRCSriLanka for highlighting importance of protection for refugees & asylum seekers, responsibilities of the State. @UNSriLanka committed supporting authorities and civil society beyond closure @UNHCR_SriLanka office in December 2024
On World Refugee Day, grateful @HRCSriLanka for highlighting importance of protection for refugees & asylum seekers, responsibilities of the State. @UNSriLanka committed supporting authorities and civil society beyond closure @UNHCR_SriLanka office in December 2024
Short explainer on the proposed property tax👇 (previous link was down) lexag.medium.com/explainer-the-…

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