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Colombo, Feb 4 (EFE).- The head of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, on Friday boycotted the Independence Day celebrations in protest over the lack of efficiency in the probe against 2019 Easter Bombings and the recent discovery of a grenade at a church. The boycott has highlighted the discontent in the …
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The Rajapaksa family’s return to government has put an end to tentative efforts to address the legacy of civil war and brought in more centralised, militarised government, anchored in Sinhala majoritarianism. As Sri Lanka’s longstanding ethno-religious tensions continue to linger, the presence of hardline Sinhala nationalists in power rules out any accommodation of Tamil political claims. Once-fringe ideas of militant Buddhist groups regarding violence and hate speech against Muslims are increasingly being adopted as government policy. Building on Crisis Group’s work to address the humanitarian and human rights crises of the civil war’s last phase, we aim to strengthen communal relations among Tamils, Muslims and Buddhists, while advocating for governance reforms that are essential to lasting peace.