A Ten Year Old War Crime is Sowing Instability in Sri Lanka Today Mark Leon Goldberg December 27, 2018One of the worst mass atrocities in recent times took place in Sri Lanka during the final days of that country's long civil war. In May 2009, tens of thousands of people were killed by Sri Lankan armed forces over the course of just a few days as the military ...
An Astonishing Turn of Events in Sri Lanka Mark Leon Goldberg February 19, 2015Sri Lankans stunned the world--and probably themselves--when they voted to oust a long time quasi-autocrat from power. In January, a politician named Maithripali Sirisena engineered a surprise electoral upset again Mahinda Rajapaksa, an authoritarian and proba...
Episode 19: Louise Arbour Mark Leon Goldberg June 2, 2014International Crisis Group chief Louise Arbour is on the line this week.
Finally Some Justice for Sri Lanka? Mark Leon Goldberg March 28, 2014The Human Rights Council takes action.
The World Failed Sri Lanka. And Continues to Do So. Mark Leon Goldberg November 13, 2012You cannnot profess to be anti-atrocity and ignore Sri Lanka.
New Reports That Sri Lankan Government Officials Ordered the Execution of Surrendering Tamils Mark Leon Goldberg August 1, 2011Channel 4 News comes out with another huge story: an officer comes forward to accuse top ranking government officials of ordering the summary execution of surrendering Tamil Tigers and civilians.
UN Expert Confirms Authenticity of Sri Lanka War Crimes Video Mark Leon Goldberg May 31, 2011A video claiming to show the summary execution of naked and bound Tamil prisoners by the Sri Lankan army is verified to be authentic by a UN expert. Will justice for war crimes follow?
Sri Lanka War Crimes Report to Go Public Today Mark Leon Goldberg April 25, 2011Back in July, government-sponsored protesters blockaded the UN building in Colombo and burnt Ban Ki Moon in effigy after he merely announced he was forming a panel to look into the war crimes allegations. So, if that was the reaction back then, expect something even more unhinged this time around.
Sri Lanka Wants to Export War Crimes Mark Leon Goldberg January 26, 2011The Sri Lankan military will host a seminar for international military leaders on its successful counter-insurgency against the Tamil Tigers--a strategy predicated upon committing mass atrocities.
