CPA Comms Officer on 4 February, 2026 The Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) was enacted in 1978 as a temporary measure (initially only for 3 years) but was made permanent in 1982. It introduced offences previously not present in the ordinary law which were and are being abused with serious human rights implications for the nearly half century in which it has […]
CPA Comms Officer on 4 February, 2026 The draft Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill was published on the website of the Ministry of Justice, and public comments on the Bill have been called for, on or before the 28th of February 2026. This Bill seeks to repeal and replace the Prevention of Terrorism Act, which was a key campaign promise […]
CPA Comms Officer on 14 January, 2026 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 Comms Officer on 13 January, 2026 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, […]
CPA Comms Officer on 10 January, 2026 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 […]
CPA Comms Officer on 18 December, 2025 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 […]
CPA Comms Officer on 16 December, 2025 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 […]