Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

The Judicial Mind In Sri Lanka ( New Book)

Responding To The Protection Of Minority Rights
| by Jayantha de Almeida Guneratne, Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena and Gehan Gunatilleke
From The Conclusion…




( February 4, 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) 
When multiethnic and multi-religious societies are confronted with challenges that test the limits of coexistence, governments may be tempted to resort to populism or political expediency. Sri Lanka’s relatively short post-independence history is unfortunately riddled with examples of such compromises. Minorities have been victimised throughout this country’s history.