Sri Lanka Easter Bombings Victims Still Seek Justice Seven Years On

Still seeking justice seven years on

Seven years after Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bomb blasts that killed 279 people, survivors still bear deep physical and emotional scars, compounded by the failure of successive governments to deliver justice.

Sri Lanka Easter bombings victims still seek justice seven years on

No one has been convicted since the attack, which killed 279 people. Read more at straitstimes.com.

ANALYSIS – Sri Lanka’s Struggle for Accountability in the Aftermath of the Easter Attacks

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – April 21, 2026, marks the seventh anniversary of the tragic Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, which were executed by Islamist extremists […] The post ANALYSIS – Sri Lanka’s Struggle for Accountability in the Aftermath of the Easter Attacks appeared first on FINANCIAL CHRONICLE.

EXPLAINER – Sri Lanka’s failure to ensure justice for Easter attack victims

ECONOMYNEXT – Seven years have passed since the morning of April 21, 2019, when the tranquility of Easter Sunday was shattered by a series of coordinated suicide bombings by Islamist extremists across Sri Lanka. What remains today is not just the physical scars on the walls of St Sebastian’s Church, St Anthony’s Shrine or the Zion Church, but a profound and festering justice gap. The delay in concluding a credible investigation has become a defi…

Sri Lanka marks 7 years since Easter Sunday attacks

2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks in Sri Lanka Seven years after the Easter Sunday terror attacks killed 269 people in Sri Lanka, religious services and memorial events are being held across the country today (April 21, 2026) to remember the victims. The main memorial ceremony is scheduled to take place at St. Anthony’s Shrine in Kochchikade, Colombo, under the patronage of His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith. The National Catholic Council has a…