Meenakshi Ganguly

Aug 27, 2024 | colombotelegraph.com | Meenakshi Ganguly

By Meenakshi Ganguly –The Sri Lankan government has been trying to persuade international partners of its achievements in reforming the economy and protecting human rights. However, a new report by the United Nations high commissioner for human rights warns that Sri Lanka is facing renewed threats to fundamental freedoms.

Jul 6, 2024 | scroll.in | Meenakshi Ganguly |Rachel Denber

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Moscow on July 8, the abiding question will be his government’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine and the horrific suffering that Russia’s abuses have caused millions of Ukrainian civilians.

May 12, 2024 | scroll.in | Meenakshi Ganguly

Lakshmi remembers when the guns finally fell silent in Sri Lanka, in May 2009. She had been sheltering in a shallow hole in the sand – what passed for a “bunker” for the hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians huddled on the beach. For weeks they had endured continual bombardment in an area the military had declared a “no fire zone”. “Many people were struggling for their lives,” she told us in a recent meeting. “We were in a bunker and the army came with weapons and took us outside.

Feb 18, 2024 | island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Meenakshi Ganguly

by Meenakshi GangulyDeputy Asia Director (Human Rights Watch) Sri Lanka is still reeling from an economic crisis largely caused by misgovernance and lack of accountability. Public protests in 2022 forced the president and the prime minister, brothers Gotabaya and Mahinda Rajapaksa, to step down. But instead of focusing on social justice and rights, the new government, led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, is focused on suppressing dissent and limiting international attention on human rights.

Feb 12, 2024 | scroll.in | Meenakshi Ganguly

Sri Lanka is still reeling from an economic crisis largely caused by misgovernance and lack of accountability. Public protests in 2022 forced the president and the prime minister, brothers Gotabaya and Mahinda Rajapaksa, to step down. But instead of focusing on social justice and rights, the new government, led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, is focused on suppressing dissent and limiting international attention on human rights.