Bhagya Samarakoon

Dare to live.

[ICRC Bangkok Regional Delegation @ICRC_th]

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? 👉https://t.co/sOve1hgDaR

[DailyMirror @Dailymirror_SL]

Amendment to Penal Code decrimimalising homosexuality not inconsistent with Constitution: Speaker.

#DailyMirror #SriLanka #SLnews

https://t.co/XXJIfgE153

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

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...

[NewsWire 🇱🇰 @NewsWireLK]

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

[JDS @JDSLanka]

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.

[Andrew Bartles-Smith @ABartlesSmith]

https://t.co/VqEv10a7HC
The Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law Special Edition of Contemporary Buddhism is now out!
@SOAS_CBS @ICRC_LawPolicy @GenerateRespect @SteffiTravagnin @KilbyChristie @AhmedAlDawoody @bugsamarakoon1 @mikecharneyuk @U_K_A_B_S #buddhism #ihl

[Andrew Bartles-Smith @ABartlesSmith]

https://t.co/LtwNkSBE2o
My new article explores how Buddhism might combine with IHL to humanize war
@ihe2010 @GenerateRespect @SOAS_CBS @BLSJournal @KilbyChristie #Buddhism #ihl @SteffiTravagnin @ICRC_AsiaPac @bugsamarakoon1 @ICRC_LawPolicy @PStollICRC @ICRC_nd @namita_khatri

[Bhagya Samarakoon @bugsamarakoon1]

@IsharaPalatuwa 👏👏👏

[Newsfirst.lk Sri Lanka @NewsfirstSL]

Sri Lanka up for Universal Periodic Review today (1) at UNHRC

Details: https://t.co/n4MqXFWHwq

#lka #SriLanka #SLnews #News1st #UNHRC #UPR

[Bhagya Samarakoon @bugsamarakoon1]

@kushr__ Shameless was the first word on my mind too

[Sanjula Pietersz @SanjulaPietersz]

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.

[Smithsonian Magazine @SmithsonianMag]

Along with hundreds of thousands of others fleeing the Nazis, the Franks—including Otto’s daughter Anne—were deemed security risks and denied entry. https://t.co/Szay705HOs

[Andrew Bartles-Smith @ABartlesSmith]

https://t.co/jjnGbOTkxg
Ha Vinh Tho, Edith Favoreu & Noel Trew highlight correspondences between Engaged Buddhism and the fundamental principles of the Red Cross/Crescent & other humanitarians
@ICRC_LawPolicy @GenerateRespect @ICRC_AsiaPac @SOAS_CBS #Buddhism #humanity

[Bhagya Samarakoon @bugsamarakoon1]

'Laws against a way of life...'

[Dinesha Samararatne @DineshaSam]

Ugandan Court strikes down its Vagrancy law. Read Gautam Bhatia's comment 👇

https://t.co/BYzAaKjitL

[Dinesha Samararatne @DineshaSam]

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.

[Bhagya Samarakoon @bugsamarakoon1]

@DMedawatte I love this performance and I'm also a big fan of your rendition of "Can't help falling in love"...what a loss to the music industry!

[Bhagya Samarakoon @bugsamarakoon1]

@DMedawatte So beautiful!😍

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

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.

[Opinio Juris @opiniojuris]

Wizards, Wands, and Wars: Applying General Principles of IHL to the Wizarding Wars of Harry Potter https://t.co/37gVNmcGWB