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From Visionary to Bystander: How ITAK has forgotten its historic roots
  Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), the largest Tamil party in Sri Lanka and once a pioneer of Tamil nationalism in the first decades after the independence of Ceylon, has strayed far from its historic mission. Founded in 1949 as the Federal Party, ITAK was born out of the necessity to challenge the Sinhala-Buddhist majoritarianism that sought to dismantle the political and cultural…

Bala Anna: a remarkable man, adored by the people he loved

Jan 6, 2008
On the first anniversary of the death of Mr. Anton Balasingham, we reproduce our sentiments of one year ago.

The futility of human rights monitoring

Jan 6, 2008
Vidya Cumaraswamy
The current pattern of human rights violations reflects the new dynamics of war.

The ultimate form of ‘Right to Protect’ is self rule

Nov 27, 2007
Gajan Raj
Sri Lanka is not a failed state. It is actually a powerful and stable, if racist, state.

The long path ahead

Nov 6, 2007
Narayana
They may kill the revolutionary, but the revolution will come.

Are the Tamils are a people?

Oct 23, 2007
J. S. Tissainayagam
Tamils have gathered in large numbers across the eglobe to demand their collective rights, including all those due to a people
The visit of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour was preceded by two important events in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s outlook is for more war

Oct 23, 2007
Eelam Cinema

International contradictions: lessons for the Tamils

Oct 9, 2007
Kanthavanam
Nothing is absolute – not even international commitment to another state’s territorial integrity.

What ‘Responsibility to Protect’ means for Tamils

Sep 12, 2007
Kanthavanam
Though only recently invested in international law, the world is already facing a rhetoric-implementation gap on R2P.

A deadly franchise

Sep 11, 2007
The global war on terror is a smokescreen used by governments to wipe out opponents

The hunted soul of the Tamil Diaspora

Jul 31, 2007
J. T. Janani
The Tamils will never have a voice in legislation that threatens their physical and political safety. For everywhere but in Eelam, they are a minority.
Bala Anna: a remarkable man, adored by the people he loved
The futility of human rights monitoring
The ultimate form of ‘Right to Protect’ is self rule
The long path ahead
Are the Tamils are a people?
Sri Lanka’s outlook is for more war
International contradictions: lessons for the Tamils
What ‘Responsibility to Protect’ means for Tamils
A deadly franchise
The hunted soul of the Tamil Diaspora
Bala Anna: a remarkable man, adored by the people he loved
The futility of human rights monitoring
The ultimate form of ‘Right to Protect’ is self rule
The long path ahead
Are the Tamils are a people?
Sri Lanka’s outlook is for more war
International contradictions: lessons for the Tamils
What ‘Responsibility to Protect’ means for Tamils
A deadly franchise
The hunted soul of the Tamil Diaspora