Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 July, 2015

Summary of incidents recorded by CMEV from 13th of July to 17th of July

Major incidents: 6 Minor incidents: 33 Incident involving firearms: 2 Download the full report below. CMEV Report 2 – General Election 2015

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 11 July, 2015

CMEV Contact Details: General Election 2015

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 30 June, 2015

Democracy in Post War Sri Lanka

30 June 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka: According to the latest ‘Democracy in Post War Sri Lanka’ survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research unit of the Centre for Policy Alternatives, divisions between people’s opinions on key issues still persist. On the topic of a credible mechanism look into accountability for what happened during the […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 17 June, 2015

Reforming Sri Lankan Presidentialism: Provenance, Problems and Prospects

Access the dedicated site for the book here. ### Following on from the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA)’s previous two-volume collection, The Sri Lankan Republic at 40: Reflections on Constitutional History, Theory and Practice (2012), it represents an experiment with publishing scholarly thinking on issues of constitutional significance in the public interest, which I hope […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 13 June, 2015

Changes in Government’s approach to resettlement of communities in Colombo

13th June 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) welcomes the statement by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe suspending reclamation of land in the Colombo and the forceful eviction of residents under the guise of development. CPA has for some time raised the issue of forced evictions in Colombo under the Rajapaksa regime, […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 8 June, 2015

Raising Concerns with the Work and Progress of the Commission

8 June, 2015 Mr. Maxwell Paranagama, Chairman Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons No. 9/8, Suranimala Place, Colombo 06. Dear Sir, Raising Concerns with the Work and Progress of the Commission  The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has monitored and engaged with the Presidential Commission to Investigate In to Complaints Regarding Missing […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 5 June, 2015

THE URGENT NEED FOR FRESH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT

5 June 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka: It is now more than a month after the 23rd of April 2015, promised as the date for the dissolution of Parliament in the 100-day programme of the National Democratic Front presidential election manifesto. It is becoming increasingly clear that the momentum generated by the historic January 2015 presidential […]

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