reconciliation


Sri Lanka
‘Himalayan Declaration’ Lays Bare Deep Divide Among Sri Lankan Tamil Groups
Posted On January 3, 2024
The Joint Himalayan Declaration, the output of a dialogue between a Buddhist delegation and the Global Tamil Forum (GTF), the once-powerful Tamil umbrella organization that was blacklisted by the Sri Lankan government, is the latest development to stir tension among the Tamil population. 
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Southeast Asia  / Thailand
Why Thai democracy should come before political reconciliation
December 9, 2020

The reconciliation committee proposed by the government isn’t going well. Last week, the Pheu Thai Party decided not to join the reconciliation effort, claiming the structure of the committee was “too biased.” Back in early November, the pro-democracy movement Ratsadon announced that it would not be sending representatives, instead insisting that the proposal was simply a tactic designed to keep Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha in power.