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Centre for Policy Alternatives and Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Petition Challenging Amenmdent to the Anti-Corruption Act [SC SD 112 / 2026]

1 September 2026 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and its Executive Director, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, have filed a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the Bill titled the “Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act” [hereinafter the Bill]. The Bill, published in the Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on 27th July 2026, was placed […]

The Centre for Policy Alternatives and Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu vs. The Attorney General SC SD 50/2026 (Challenging the Bill titled the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution)

28 August 2026 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and its Executive Director, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, have filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking a determination that Clause 2 of the Bill titled the “Twenty Second Amendment to the Constitution” is inconsistent with Article 3 of the Constitution and therefore requires approval by the […]

CPA Statement on AI-Assisted Legislative Drafting

Colombo | 23 August 2026: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) notes recent news reports to the effect that Sri Lanka is considering the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in legislative drafting, beginning with a pilot project linked to the proposed Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Bill. Government officials are reportedly exploring the potential use […]

CPA Calls for Urgent Reforms and Accountability Following Recent Prison Unrest in Sri Lanka

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is alarmed by the recurrence of prison unrest across the country which reflects long-standing structural weaknesses within Sri Lanka’s correctional system. CPA reiterates its previous call for a credible, independent, and transparent inquiry and deliverance of justice to victims following the Negombo prison riot which occurred on 05 – […]

CPA Statement on the Government’s Plans to Repurpose Great Buildings of State

Colombo, 23 July 2026: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) receives with a sense of alarm and distress the Prime Minister’s reported statement to the House that “the Government is moving ahead with plans to repurpose the Presidential House [sic] and former official ministerial bungalows for public and commercial use instead of using them as […]

CPA Statement on cautioning against the Extension of the Declaration of Emergency and Emergency Regulations Promulgated 28 May 2026, by virtue of Extra-Ordinary Gazette No.2490/06. on the No. 2490/06

22 June 2026 The Centre for Policy Alternatives is deeply concerned by the continued extension of the State of Emergency in Sri Lanka, and particularly calls upon the President, His Excellency Anura Kumara Dissanayake, to refrain from extending the state of emergency, and Parliament to reject any further extension of the State of Emergency and […]

CPA Statement on Reports of a Constitutional Amendment to Extend the Term of Office of the Chief Justice

Colombo, 15 June 2026 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is deeply concerned by recent reports concerning purported proposals by the NPP Government to amend the Constitution, which raise profound questions about the integrity of Sri Lanka’s constitutional order, including the independence of the judiciary and the proper use of constitutional amendment powers. In a […]