In solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka and demand for justice
Summary
Friends of the Earth International and Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific condemn recent attacks in Sri Lanka that caused over 250 deaths and 500 injuries, calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice and advocating for peaceful actions to counter the effects of the neoliberal model.
Key insights
- Recent brutal attacks in Sri Lanka resulted in more than 250 deaths and over 500 wounded people.
- Hemantha Withanage of the Centre for Environmental Justice/Friends of the Earth Sri Lanka attributes the degradation of the planet—including environmental pollution, destruction of natural resources, and increased inequality—to the current neoliberal model.
- Friends of the Earth International and Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific demand that those responsible for the attacks be brought to justice and call for the eradication of all forms of violence.
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- APA
- Withanage, H. (2019). In solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka and demand for justice. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/in-solidarity-with-the-people-of-sri-lanka-and-demand-for-justice/
- Chicago
- Withanage, Hemantha. In solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka and demand for justice. Friends of the Earth International, 2019. https://www.foei.org/in-solidarity-with-the-people-of-sri-lanka-and-demand-for-justice/.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite press release |last1=Withanage |first1=Hemantha |title=In solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka and demand for justice |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=25 April 2019 |url=https://www.foei.org/in-solidarity-with-the-people-of-sri-lanka-and-demand-for-justice/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @misc{withanage2019solidarity, author = {Withanage, Hemantha}, title = {{In solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka and demand for justice}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2019}, month = apr, url = {https://www.foei.org/in-solidarity-with-the-people-of-sri-lanka-and-demand-for-justice/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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