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Esther Afolaranmi

Esther Afolaranmi is an attorney, humanitarian, researcher, and writer. She is co-executive director of the Fair Start Movement and founder and executive of Golden Love and Hands of Hope Foundation, a registered NGO in Nigeria that targets the needs of the vulnerable and underprivileged.

    October 14, 2026
    Politics/Sri Lanka

    AKD: The Underdog Who Changed Sri Lankan Politics

    We use the vernacular term “porak” in Sri Lankan politics to describe anyone but a Leftist, Marxist-Leninist politician. How naïve we were. Our collective perception seemed to dictate that they (the JVP

    Geopolitics/Sri Lanka

    Did the JVP Really Try to Steal the Sacred Tooth Relic?

    Allegations that JVP insurgents attacked the Sri Dalada Maligawa in February 1989 to seize the Sacred Tooth Relic continue to circulate on social media. However, evidence presented in this account points to a different objective: attacking five police posts and

    October 14, 2026

    Democracy Is Not a Licence for Anarchy

    Columns/Geopolitics

    The article challenges the growing reliance on disruptive street protests as a means of forcing political change, arguing that public grievances should be addressed

    Cracked Homes, Broken Promises

    Human Rights/Sri Lanka

    At Lakshapana Estate’s Mulgama Lower Division in Maskeliya, families who hoped for secure homes say they have inherited fear instead. Residents report cracks spreading

    Why Birth Equity Determines the Future of Justice and Democracy

    September 9, 2025
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    Attempts to center birth equity as the foundation of governance, social policy, and advocacy face strong resistance. Funders and institutions often favor population-focused narratives over equity, avoiding campaigns that expose flaws in unsustainable GDP-based growth

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    The Sustainability Scam: How Self-Interest Ruins Good Ideas

    November 8, 2024
    Human Rights

    We have laws to ensure children are born into a safe, sustainable, and unpolluted environment. These laws are also meant to empower future generations and guarantee birth equity. But far from ensuring that these

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    Children’s Rights: Crucial for Climate Action and Environmental Change

    September 6, 2024
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    The actual cause of the climate crisis is the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere since the start of the industrial revolution. But the proximate cause—the underlying activity that sparked the climate crisis and

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