CPA Comms Officer on 19 September, 2023 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) notes the publication of the revised Bill of the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) gazetted on the 15th of September 2023. A previous version of the Bill was gazetted on the 22nd of March 2023. CPA issued a statement raising several concerns relating to that version of the Bill followed […]
CPA Comms Officer on 25 July, 2023 This week marks the fortieth anniversary of the single most cataclysmic event in our post – independence history – the anti -Tamil pogrom of July 1983. It is very sad and regrettable that there are few, if any, public commemorations of the event and that the security forces and the Police were deployed in large […]
CPA Comms Officer on 1 June, 2023 In response to the notice issued on 2nd May 2023 by the Ministry of Justice calling for submission of proposals on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) by interested parties, the following document contains an initial comment reflecting key concerns that the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has observed, and has continuously raised in the past. Based […]
CPA Comms Officer on 31 May, 2023 Sri Lankan comedian Natasha Edirisooriya was arrested under the ICCPR Act for allegedly violating the country’s freedom of speech laws. The CPA has expressed concern, arguing that the arrest is part of a broader pattern of harassment and intimidation of dissenting voices. Read the full statement in English Read the full statement in Tamil Read […]
CPA Comms Officer on 6 April, 2023 The book examines the challenges faced by victims of past human rights abuses in Sri Lanka in their pursuit of justice. Despite facing numerous setbacks, including denials, intimidation, harassment, and surveillance, victims have persevered in their efforts to get answers about the fate of their loved ones. The State’s response to past violence has been […]
CPA Comms Officer on 6 April, 2023 This book explores the role of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in strengthening civil society’s contribution to public policy-making in Sri Lanka. At its inception, PIL was identified as a key activity of the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), founded on the belief that citizens should have the opportunity to petition the court and highlight substantive […]
CPA Comms Officer on 27 March, 2023 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) observes that the Government published an ‘Anti – Terrorism Bill’ in the Gazette, on the 22nd of March 2023. This Bill seeks to abolish the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and introduce an Anti-Terrorism Act. Such legal reforms must be studied in the context of the abuse of the […]