6^th February 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka:

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is deeply concerned by the excessive use of force, arbitrary actions and the blatant disregard for due process in arresting peaceful demonstrators on the eve and on the day of the 75^th Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka, which was on the 4^th of February 2023. Media reports evidenced the manner in which peaceful protesters engaged in a ‘satyagraha’, a form of peaceful protests,  were met with force and arrested, while they voiced legitimate concerns regarding the waste of public resources amidst the dire economic crisis in the country. Compounding this was the denial of access to their lawyers upon arrest.

Download the full statement in English here.

Download the full statement in Tamil here.

The statement will be made available in Tamil and Sinhalese shortly.

This report presents the topline findings of the fourth wave of the ‘Confidence in Democratic Governance Index’ survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research arm of the Centre for Policy Alternatives. This island-wide survey examines the public opinion on areas of local government elections which is a subject of debate at present, perception on the household economy, and public satisfaction towards the economic management of Wickremesinghe government.

Fieldwork for the study was conducted from 12th to 18th of January 2023.

Please download the Tamil version of the report here.

This report presents the topline findings of the fourth wave of the ‘Confidence in Democratic Governance Index’ survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research arm of the Centre for Policy Alternatives. This island-wide survey examines the public opinion on areas of local government elections which is a subject of debate at present, perception on the household economy, and public satisfaction towards the economic management of Wickremesinghe government.

Fieldwork for the study was conducted from 12th to 18th of January 2023.

Please download the Sinhala version of the report here.

This report presents the topline findings of the fourth wave of the ‘Confidence in Democratic Governance Index’ survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research arm of the Centre for Policy Alternatives. This island-wide survey examines the public opinion on areas of local government elections which is a subject of debate at present, perception on the household economy, and public satisfaction towards the economic management of Wickremesinghe government.

Fieldwork for the study was conducted from 12th to 18th of January 2023.

Please download the English version of the report here.

Download CPA’s annual report for 2021 in English here.

This report presents the findings of the ‘Economic Reform Index’ survey conducted by Social Indicator (SI); the survey research arm of the Centre for Policy Alternatives. This island-wide survey examines public opinion on the current economy, and economic reforms discussed over the past few months. Fieldwork for the study was conducted from 21 October to 31 October 2022.

Please download the executive summary in Tamil here.

This report presents the findings of the ‘Economic Reform Index’ survey conducted by Social Indicator (SI); the survey research arm of the Centre for Policy Alternatives. This island-wide survey examines public opinion on the current economy, and economic reforms discussed over the past few months. Fieldwork for the study was conducted from 21 October to 31 October 2022.

Please download the executive summary in Sinhala here.