Centre for Policy Alternatives on 23 May, 2017 May 23rd 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is deeply concerned about recent attacks and threats against Muslim places of worship and businesses as well as the use of inflammatory and insulting rhetoric against Islam. CPA unreservedly condemns these actions and calls on the government and the law enforcement agencies to […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 19 May, 2017 May 19th 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The eighth anniversary of the end of the war draws attention to the progress made and prospects for meaningful reconciliation. At the expense of the multi-faceted challenge of transitional justice and reconciliation, attention, in recent years, has focused heavily on the last stage of the war, in particular the […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 3 May, 2017 This feature follows CPA’s extensive work on the topic of enforced disappearances, in terms of monitoring of commissions or recommendations for strengthening of the legislation of the Office of Missing Persons. It is compiled of interviews and photos from several protests demanding justice across the Northern Province, by way of the return of family members and […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 18 April, 2017 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is delighted to publish four new papers in its CPA Working Papers on Constitutional Reform series. In Working Paper No.15, A Constitutional Court for Sri Lanka? Perceptions, Potential and Pitfalls, Dr Tom Gerald Daly asks, what promise does the possible establishment of a constitutional court hold out for Sri […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 3 April, 2017 3 April 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives’ latest opinion poll on constitutional reforms reveals that only 1.1% of Sri Lankans believe that the government’s performance since January 2015 has been excellent and does not need any improvements. 42.3% said that the performance has been good but the government needs to show […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 3 April, 2017 Centre for Policy Alternatives organised a discussion on the political representation of women in local politics at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute with the participation of Hon. Minister Faizer Musthafa and Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director of CPA. Ms. Gayani Premathilake, Legal Officer of the Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government delivered a lecture on women’s […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 24 March, 2017 Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu. Oral Statement delivered by Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu at the Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner on Report on Sri Lanka. I appear before you as a human rights defender who was labeled a traitor and terrorist because of a staunch belief in a citizen’s responsibility to protect and strengthen human rights, justice and […]