Centre for Policy Alternatives on 31 March, 2016

SAMPUR: Documentary trailer

  Thousands of individuals from across Sri Lanka have been displaced for years, some multiple times. For over a decade, the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has documented issues related to displacement and returns, advocating reform and litigating on unjust and arbitrary practices. Two cases CPA has followed closely for years, supporting litigation and advocating […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 31 March, 2016

Memorialisation for Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka: A Discussion Paper

Memorialisation is an important tool in addressing conflict situations where years of repression, social inequality and injustice have created polarised communities. Memory initiatives can be a great healer and an enabler of reconciliation, paving ways and opportunities for dialogue, understanding, apologising, acknowledging and addressing past violence between divided societies. The change in the political environment […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 March, 2016

Catalogue and details: ‘Truth to Truth’ exhibition

The catalogue of the ‘Truth to Truth’ exhibition can be accessed here. The exhibition will run till the 28th of March at the JDA Perera Gallery, 46, Horton Place, Colombo 7, from 10am to 7pm. Some photos from opening night can be seen on below. The video of the panel discussion held on the opening […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 23 March, 2016

Truth to Truth

The International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims is marked globally on 24th March. It is a day to remember the victims of past abuses and promote the right to truth and justice. The right to truth is linked to governments’ duty and […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 March, 2016

INVITATION: ‘Truth to Truth’ exhibition

Download invitation in English, Tamil or Sinhala.  

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 18 March, 2016

LAUNCH: Right to the City Sri Lanka

18 March 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is pleased to announce the launch of an online initiative called Right to the City Sri Lanka with the aim of broadening the discussion on development, housing, displacement in Sri Lanka. We have a lot of stories, photos, videos from our work with […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 16 March, 2016

INFOGRAPHIC: Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka

Download as a PDF here or high-resolution JPG here. Download the high resolution images in Sinhala and Tamil.

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