We Thought 'Women And Children First' Applicable To Assault As Well: Police At Galle Face. #lka #NewsCurry

Delighted to have published my article on IHL and Buddhism and very grateful to the incredible support of the ICRC!

Reminder to anyone who needs it today: the 50s weren't a golden age, and the people who tell you it was aren't remotely on your side.

Wizards, Wands, and Wars: Applying General Principles of IHL to the Wizarding Wars of Harry Potter opiniojuris.org/2022/10/24/wiz…

The best way to see Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is to stare at the center of the spiral for 20 seconds and then look at the painting

The difference between a good student and a great one is that a good student is concerned more about the outcome while a great one is fascinated by the process of learning.

Christmas lights depicting animals from colder climates are not going to wipe out the democratic aspirations of many people in SL. Those asps will continue to live in our hearts and minds and inspire many to work towards truth, joy and justice.

'Laws against a way of life...'

blogs.icrc.org/religion-human… Ha Vinh Tho, Edith Favoreu & Noel Trew highlight correspondences between Engaged Buddhism and the fundamental principles of the Red Cross/Crescent & other humanitarians ICRC Law & Policy Outreach The Generating Respect Project ICRC Asia-Pacific SOAS Centre of Buddhist Studies #Buddhism #humanity

Along with hundreds of thousands of others fleeing the Nazis, the Franks—including Otto’s daughter Anne—were deemed security risks and denied entry. bit.ly/3kO150W

Today is the 2170th day (Jan 29 2023) of the #longest_struggle of #SriLanka; the struggle of the relatives of the #forcibly_disappeared in the North & East.

Sri Lanka up for Universal Periodic Review today (1) at UNHRC Details: bit.ly/3kX6frI #lka #SriLanka #SLnews #News1st #UNHRC #UPR

blogs.icrc.org/religion-human… My new article explores how Buddhism might combine with IHL to humanize war Irenee Herbet The Generating Respect Project SOAS Centre of Buddhist Studies Buddhism,Law&Society Christie Kilby #Buddhism #ihl Stefania Travagnin 史芬妮/阿芬 ICRC Asia-Pacific Bhagya Samarakoon ICRC Law & Policy Outreach Philippe Stoll ICRC New Delhi Namita Khatri

tandfonline.com/toc/rcbh20/22/… The Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law Special Edition of Contemporary Buddhism is now out! SOAS Centre of Buddhist Studies ICRC Law & Policy Outreach The Generating Respect Project Stefania Travagnin 史芬妮/阿芬 Christie Kilby Ahmed Al-Dawoody Bhagya Samarakoon @mikecharneyuk UK Association for Buddhist Studies #buddhism #ihl

Delivering verdict on 3 petitions filed by wives of #LTTE cadres, S.Sasitharan(Elilan), P.Kandasamy (Kandammān) & R.Krishnakumar (Columbus),disappeared after surrendering to #SLArmy on 18.05.2009, #Vavuniya HC ordered on Thursday (23), to produce the missing persons by March 22.

Two artists Roshani Abbey & Nuwan Perera performed at the Service of Celebration for Commonwealth Day 2023 held at the Westminister Abbey in London

On this day 2,067 years ago Julius Caesar was assassinated in broad daylight in the middle of Rome. But it wasn't a mob or a popular uprising - Caesar was killed by a group of disgruntled senators. Here's how it happened, moment by moment, on that fateful day in 44 BC...

Amendment to Penal Code decrimimalising homosexuality not inconsistent with Constitution: Speaker. #DailyMirror #SriLanka #SLnews dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/…

Our favorite quote from Christina Kilby, Associate Professor of Religion, James Madison University, at the ICRC’s international conference on Buddhism and IHL held in Thailand for the first time. Keen to know more about our project? 👉bit.ly/2PHQ0yU