The Sarajevo Declaration of the Gaza Tribunal

Gaza Tribunal

by polity.lk | Jun 10, 2025 | Palestine

The Sarajevo Declaration of the Gaza Tribunal Gaza Tribunal We, the members of the Gaza Tribunal, having gathered in Sarajevo from 26 to 29 May 2025, declare our collective moral outrage at the continuing genocide in Palestine, our solidarity with the people of...

‘Crop Top Terrorism’ and the Security State in Sri Lanka

Themal Ellawala

by polity.lk | Jun 4, 2025 | Politics

‘Crop Top Terrorism’ and the Security State in Sri Lanka Themal Ellawala The evening of 28 February 2025. A friend and I left his house in Mount Lavinia to board a waiting PickMe three-wheeler. As I stepped out, I noticed a group of five uniformed army and police...

The ‘Governance of Corruption’ in Sri Lanka – An IMF-NGO-NPP Consensus

B. Skanthakumar

by polity.lk | May 27, 2025 | Economy

The ‘Governance of Corruption’ in Sri Lanka – An IMF-NGO-NPP Consensus B. Skanthakumar   “Between consent and force stands corruption/fraud” ~ Antonio Gramsci IntroductionSri Lanka’s ‘National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (2025-2029)’ was unveiled on 9 April by...

Horu versus Boru: The politics of the 2025 local government elections in Sri Lanka  

Harindra B. Dassanayake and Rajni Gamage

by polity.lk | May 20, 2025 | Politics

Horu versus Boru: The politics of the 2025 local government elections in Sri Lanka   Harindra B. Dassanayake and Rajni Gamage In the 2025 May local government (LG) election, the National People’s Power (NPP) secured a nominal majority in 265 out of 339 LG bodies,...

Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine. Noura Erakat. Stanford University Press, 2019

Kiran Grewal

by polity.lk | May 16, 2025 | Palestine

Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine. Noura Erakat. Stanford University Press, 2019 Kiran Grewal Introduction A direct and consequential outcome of the past 19 months of hell experienced by the people of Gaza is that the Palestinian cause is very much...