Centre for Policy Alternatives on 29 October, 2007

Matha Vimasumak A Collection of Views on the Peace Process – in Sinhala

These articles are unique for their representation of unity in diversity of the subject matter. In this collection of articles you come across many prominent scholars in the country. The diversity of this collection of articles itself amply demonstrates that the peace building process in Sri Lanka does not move in a straight line and […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 29 October, 2007

Devolution of Power ( 3 languages)

This book looks at some of the important issues and questions that has risen in parliamentary debates from the time of the 13th Amendment up-to the new draft constitutional Bill. The nature of the government, the devolution of power, the protection that was provided for the minorities in the North and the East are some […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 24 August, 2007

Monitoring post-tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction

Monitoring post-tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction A one month provincial journalists network pilot project was conducted by FMM in collaboration with CPA, in order to monitor the post-tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction activities in 43 District Secretariat Divisions. The weekly monitoring reports are available here as PDF documents – English Summary of the three reports. In Sinhala:Report […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 24 August, 2007

Monitoring of Print Media Coverage of Presidental Election, November 2005

Monitoring of Print Media Coverage of Presidental Election, November 2005 A Survey of Print and Electronic Media – Presidential Election – November 2005 By the Media Unit. The Reports are available as Adobe PDFs in English (811 kb), Sinhala (1 mb) and Tamil (720 kb)

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 24 August, 2007

On the Road to Peace

“On the Road to Peace? ? an International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) project on conflict reporting in Sri Lanka ?On the Road to Peace? is an International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) project on conflict reporting in Sri Lanka. The report (available in English, Sinhala and Tamil) of the United States Institute of Peace-supported IFJ conflict […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 24 August, 2007

Media Freedom in Sri Lanka – January to June 2007

The situation of media freedom in Sri Lanka is hardly positive. The Freedom of Expression and fundamental rights of citizens continues to erode alarmingly in an unbridled culture of impunity and violence. The undeclared, yet bloody, Eelam War IV in the North and the East of Sri Lanka has already resulted in hundreds of thousands […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 24 August, 2007

Access to a Voice: Communications Planning for NGOs, CSOs and CBOs

Access to a Voice: Communications Planning for NGOs, CSOs and CBOs Prepared for the Voices of Reconciliation Project by Lisa Mighton for IMPACS (The Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society) in collaboration with The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), Sri Lanka December 2006 This handbook can help you design & deploy strategic communication initiatives […]

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