Author: CPA Comms Officer

The Centre for Policy Alternatives and Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu vs. The Attorney General [SC FR 293/2025]

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and its Executive Director Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, filed a Petition on the 19th December 2025 in the Supreme Court challenging the Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions and Powers) Regulations No. 1 of 2025 gazetted by Extraordinary Gazette No. 2464/26 dated 28th November 2025. CPA had previously raised concerns regarding the declaration […]

CPA Statement on the Institutional Stalemate in the Appointment of the Auditor General

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is deeply concerned about the emerging institutional deadlock between the President and the Constitutional Council in respect of the appointment of the Auditor General. Sri Lanka has not had a permanent Auditor General since the retirement of Chulantha Wickramaratne in April 2025. In the period since, according to reports, […]

Need for Immediate Attention post Cyclone Ditwah

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has monitored the human rights and governance situation post Cyclone Ditwah including the ground situation in several districts. A team from CPA visited several areas in the Central and Uva Provinces from 5-8 January 2026 and was able to engage with different stakeholders including affected communities in several GS […]

Initial Comments on the Draft Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill

18 December 2025 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has been alerted to the draft Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill (Bill) published on the website of the Ministry of Justice, which invited public comments within a month of its publication. Whilst the government publicly announced in August its intention to publish a draft […]

Key Short-Term and Long-Term Issues to Consider for Post-Cyclone Ditwah Recovery

16 December 2025 His Excellency the President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, Presidential Secretariat, Galle Face, Colombo 1, Sri Lanka Your Excellency, Key Short-Term and Long-Term Issues to Consider for Post-Cyclone Ditwah Recovery In the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah and its widespread impacts, the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) convened a discussion on 11 December 2025 aimed […]

Statement on the Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Regulations Promulgated on the 28.11.2025

1st December 2025. The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is deeply saddened by the Cyclone Ditwah caused humanitarian crisis that has caused death and devastation across Sri Lanka, displacing and leaving many communities without basic essentials, thereby heightening concerns with regard to recovery, relief, rebuilding and rehabilitation. Amidst such a disaster, CPA notes the need […]

Letter to the Minister of Justice and National Integration on Critical Law and Policy Reforms

Over the decades, CPA has highlighted the critical need for reforms addressing truth and justice in Sri Lanka, which require renewed attention against the backdrop of the ongoing work around mass graves and other developments linked to Sri Lanka’s past cycles of violence. Whilst CPA acknowledges the work done by state officials pertaining to forensics […]