(June 29, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) A symposium of contemporary relevance on ‘The 1818 British Genocide in Sri Lanka’s Wellassa’ organised by the Royal Asiatic Society will be held at the Mahaweli Centre No. 96, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7 at 5 p.m. Speakers: Former Professor of History, University of Ruhuna, Prof. M.U. de Silva;
Former Director General of Goverment Archives, Dr. K.D.G. Wimalaratna; Attorney-at-law, Prasanthalal de Alwis The speakers will utilise 19th century British documents to show how the War of Resistance against the British rule was put down by the British in a most brutal, genocidal manner in one of the darkest pages of global colonial history. And using 21st century international legal doctrines, they will present a case for compensation from the present British government for genocide of the people of Uva-Wellassa.
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