Professional Achievements
Apart from his academic pursuits, he has contributed towards building new organisations and networks on human rights and peace. He was Chair of HURIDOCS (Human Rights Documentation Systems Exchange International) and in addition to his role as Secretary General of International Alert, he was appointed the Chair of the programme on Culture and Ethnicity of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan. This programme will publish over five volumes on Culture and Identity.
He has been very closely involved in developing conceptual tools and practical action for the prevention of violent conflict and genocide. In this context, he was the Chair of the Forum for Early Warning and Early Action (FEWER), which is an ongoing initiative to establish an international early warning, early action network.
Dr. Rupesinghe was appointed a member of the Council of the International Negotiation Network based in Atlanta, USA, an initiative led by President Carter, and acted as an advisor towards President Carter’s initiatives on peace.
He also happens to be a Council Member and Commissioner on the Commission in Globalisation of the USA-based State of the World Forum headed by President Gorbachev.
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