On the 14th of May 2026, the Religious Liberty Commission of the NCEASL launched the report 'Rights at the Crossroads: A Legal Analysis of Religious Attacks in Sri Lanka (November 2024 to October 2025)'. The report legally analyses religiously motivated incidents against religious minorities documented by NCEASL between November 2024 and October 2025, focusing on the legal implications, rights violations, and potential legal outcomes. The launch event was attended by around

From August 13th to 15th, 2025, something unfolded at MAS Athena: the Kingdom Kids Camp, organised by the NCEASL. This special event brought together 111 children across Sri Lanka, children of pastors, many of whom face unique challenges such as persecution, economic hardship, and social strife. These children, supported through our Evangel Care Scholarship scheme, were given an opportunity to gather in a safe, nurturing environment where they could be encouraged, equipped, a

Christian ministry leaders in Sri Lanka face persistent challenges, with more than 1,100 incidents of violence, discrimination, and intimidation against churches and Christian workers documented since the end of the civil war in 2009. Pastors in high-persecution zones carry multiple burdens: harassment and systemic discrimination from authorities and extremist groups, emotional trauma from conflict, the aftermath of COVID-19, and the weight of an economic crisis that has lef

The Religious Liberty Commission of the NCEASL conducted a training programme on social cohesion, pluralism, and freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in Mannar on November 21–22, 2024. The programme brought together 64 state officials from the Mannar District Secretariat, with 58% male and 42% female participants from diverse religious backgrounds. Two lawyers from the NCEASL facilitated the training. Through thought-provoking discussions, participants explored the state’s re

The NCEASL urges you to GO GREEN! This season, while we celebrate and honour the birth of Jesus Christ, we encourage you to care for His creation the way He intended us to, with empathy and compassion. Let's make this season sustainable and safeguard the environment with eco-friendly initiatives. The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. Psalm 24:1-2 பசுமையை பாதுகாக்க NCEAS

Following a three-year hiatus since the last Kids Camp in 2019 due to various national crises, the NCEASL returned to host Kids Camp again. The camp was held from the 28th to the 30th of September 2023 in Thulhiriya, with over 100 enthusiastic Evangel Care scholarship beneficiaries aged 06 to 19. The theme, titled “Keepers of the Kingdom”, included sessions on, Creating an awareness of the children’s identities and their true identity in God. Creating a sense of worth and pur

"My name is Pastor Nayomi Ganendran. I have served with my family for many years in rural areas and currently pastor the AOG church in Dambulla. The last two years were difficult for my family and our ministry; the economic crisis was one of our worst challenges, significantly affecting our financial position and congregation. Our congregation looked after us because our income was nominal compared to the cost of living. It was difficult for them to continue supporting us as

By S. J Success. The world at large seems to hold onto a particular, extremely narrow definition of the word, where everyone almost unanimously associates it with attaining wealth, prosperity or fame, leaving us with a never-ending rat race of trying to be the best at everything. This leads to a culture of comparison and unhealthy competition, which will eventually begin to take a toll on our mental health and our sense of self-worth. Others may be ahead or behind you, be it

Feature piece by Shruthi DeVisser 1. What made you want to focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights/Why do you feel addressing it is important? I am primarily a researcher and activist on issues relating to gender and peacebuilding. In 2019, my friend and Founder Director of the Arka Initiative, Manisha Dissanayaka, approached me with an idea for an initiative to raise more awareness on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) issues and tangibly engage in commu

Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay. - Ravi Zacharias. In the wake of revelations regarding popular Christian leaders, the cries for “accountability “and “transparency” have been almost deafening. But as we mourn the trauma suffered by victims and survivors all over the world, it is vital that we take steps toward ending a church culture that allows sin to fester and wreak havoc rather th

(Even though you’re in the world, not being of the world and its culture) By නාලක ද සොයිසා ශ‍්‍රී ලංකාව, ප්‍රෞඪ ඉතිහාසයකට උරුමකම් කියන ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨ ජාතියකි. ඉපැරණි ඉතිහාසයක් සමඟම ඒ හා බැඳුණු නොයෙකුත් සංස්කෘතිමය සාහිත්‍යමය, විශ්වාසයන් හා ඇදිහිලි ක‍්‍රම ද එමටය. ශත වර්ෂ ගණනාවක් තුළ අපටම අනන්‍ය වූ ඉපැරණි ලේඛන, ගෘහ නිර්මාණ ශිල්පය, ඒ හා බැඳුණු පැරැණි මත හා විශ්වාසයන් සමාජය තුල ගැඹුරට ගමන් කොට ඇත. වර්තමානය තුළ වුවද, එකී ඉතිහාසමය කාරණාවන් ගැන ආඩම්බර වීම හා ඒවා රැක ගැනීම ගැන පුළුල් කතිකා

From 2020, it has been an uphill journey for us all. We have been moving from one lockdown to another, with breaks few and far between. In that time, the sense of community and the availability of interaction has been greatly limited; with working from home to online services, we have incorporated this new lifestyle, and it has, for many people, become the norm. However, now that more and more aspects of life are opening up, we find ourselves in the unique position of reinteg

“மச்சான் நேற்று ஒரு படம் பார்த்தன்டா! சட்டபடி மூவிடா!”, “மச்சி, இந்த பாட்ட கேட்டுப்பாரேன், வேற லெவல் ரொமான்டிக் சோங் டா!”, “அடேய் நீ அந்த வெப் சீரீஸ் பார்க்குறனியா? செம த்ரில்லர் சீரிஸ்டா, நெக்ஸ்ட் வீக் எபிசோட் பார்க்க மரண வெய்டிங்!”. இதனை வாசிக்கின்ற நீங்கள் ஒரு இளைஞனாயிருந்தால் இந்த உரையாடல்களை நீங்கள் பேசுபவராகவோ அல்லது உங்கள் நட்பு வட்டாரத்தில் இதனை கேட்டிருக்கவோ வாய்ப்புள்ளது. இன்றைய இளைஞர்கள் மத்தியில் பொழுதுபோக்குகள் முக்கிய இடத்தை வகிக்கின்றன என்பதை இவை எமக்கு எடுத்து

Family valued? by Sarita Perera Want to hear some sad news? The majority of those reading this article are facing/have faced mummy and daddy issues. It’s true, families (and here I mean parents)may have disappointed us and left us scarred and bitter, with emotional wounds (physical ones for some of us too!) Wounds we are left to deal with for the rest of our lives. It may feel like you can never trust another person, ever, and separation from the rest of the world is the best

by Sanjit Dias Go Home Gota! ​ Three words that have been plastered all over our social media feeds, television screens and posters all over the country. Since 9th April 2022, Galle Face has hosted Sri Lanka’s latest real estate project - not a swanky new 7-star hotel (for once), but a village of protest established by, for and of the common people: Gotagogama. For the first time in Sri Lanka’s recent history, average citizens have been fearless about making their voices hear

Over the past two decades, the NCEASL has worked extensively with children from underprivileged families. Accordingly, over 200 Christian children receive educational Evangel Care scholarships every month. These children have made significant progress and achievements in their studies. Jabez's father is a pastor who serves in a community facing economic strife. The congregation members are daily wage earners who hardly make ends meet. Jabez couldn’t attend additional tuition

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