Centre for Policy Alternatives on 18 December, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: Findings from online survey on Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election 2015

An online survey conducted by the Centre for Policy Alternatives asked five questions regarding the upcoming Presidential election. The objective of the survey was not to predict election results but to gather public opinion on the elections and contribute to ongoing discussions. As the survey was conducted online and not with a random sample, the […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 17 December, 2014

The Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons: Trends, Practices and Implications

Download this report in Tamil or Sinhala. ### The Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons (the Commission) was established on 15th August 2013 under Gazette No. 1823/42. Over a year into its mandate, the Commission continues to operate under circumstances that raise serious concerns in respect of the search for truth, justice […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 13 December, 2014

Response to allegations on Colombo Telegraph website

13 December 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka: In response to allegations made by Uvindu Kurukulasuriya on his website Colombo Telegraph, against the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), CPA contracted Corporate Doctors (PVT) Limited to conduct a special investigation into the allegations. The Executive Summary of their findings can be downloaded here or read online here.

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 17 November, 2014

Legal and Policy Implications of Recent Land Acquisitions, Evictions and Related Issues in Sri Lanka

Land has a central place in the post war debates involving resettlement, reconstruction, development and the search for a political solution. With the ten year anniversary of the tsunami nearing and more than five years after the end of the war, many questions regarding land issues persist including continuing challenges to individuals being able to […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 14 November, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: 5 Facts about Sri Lanka’s Up Country Tamil community

14 November 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka: This is the second in a series of infographics that have been designed using the latest findings from the ‘Democracy in Post War Sri Lanka’ survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research unit of the Centre for Policy Alternatives. In light of the Koslanda landslide tragedy, the findings […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 10 November, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: #happysrilankans

10 November 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka: This is the first of a series of infographics that have been designed using the latest findings from the ‘Democracy in Post War Sri Lanka’ survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research unit of the Centre for Policy Alternatives. The title of the infographic ‘#happysrilankans’ is the hashtag […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 7 November, 2014

Statement in Response to the Supreme Court Reference No 1/2014

7 November 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is alarmed at recent developments related to Supreme Court Reference No 1/2014 and the processes sought to be used to legitimize a potential third term for President Mahinda Rajapaksa. On 5 November the media reported President Mahinda Rajapaksa as having referred the following […]

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