Centre for Policy Alternatives on 18 November, 2009 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) refutes the extremely damaging and unfounded allegations published in The Sunday Island newspaper of 13th September 2009 against its Executive Director, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu.
Download the attached PDF for the full press release.
Refuting extremely damaging and unfounded allegations in The Sunday Island newspaper
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 18 November, 2009 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) wishes to correct and clarify media reportage of the death threat against its Executive Director, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu. CPA is both deeply concerned and appalled at the distortions of the chain of events in the media, particularly the state controlled media, in which it appears that exigencies of government propaganda have dictated a campaign of misrepresentation and vilification against Dr. Saravanamuttu. CPA wishes, therefore, to place on public record the correct facts of the matter, and hopes that this will serve to foreclose any further distortions and misrepresentations.
Download attached PDF for full chronology and press release.
Death Threat against Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu: A Clarification of Events
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 2 November, 2009 Details TBA.
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 2 November, 2009 In June 2009 a petition was filed by CPA in the Public Interest, requesting the Supreme Court to declare that the state had violated the Fundamental Rights guaranteed to individuals who were placed in “welfare” or “displacement” camps immediately after the end of the war in May 2009. According to the petition filed by CPA the fundamental rights violated by this act included the right to equality and non discrimination [Article 12], the freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention [Article 13(1) and (2)], the freedom of association and freedom of movement [Article 14 (g) and (h)]. The case is pending before the Supreme Court.
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 28 October, 2009 This brief note responds to several points enumerated in the draft National Policy on Local Government on the proposed use of Information Communication Technology at local government levels.
Comments on ?National Policy on Local Government? as published in the Daily News, 25th September 2009
Comments on ?National Policy on Local Government? as published in the Daily News, 25th September 2009
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 22 October, 2009 Article written by Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director, CPA
The article originally published on the Daily Mirror, (22 October 2009) can be read on Groundviews, by clicking here.
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 12 October, 2009 Editor, Tamilnet (www.tamilnet.com)
12 October 2009
Dear Sir or Madam:
Regarding grossly misleading reference to CPA in Tamilnet news report
The news story titled Fonseka’s legal perils published on your website today, available online at http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=30421, includes a reference and link to a press release by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA).
Issued on 28th September 2008, the press release originally titled “CPA statement on the recent comments by Gen. Sarath Fonseka in Canada’s National Post” responded to specific comments made by Gen. Sarath Fonseka and published in Canadian print media at the time. “CPA statement on Fonseka” is the generic title given to the web link / URL of this press release in your news story.
We are very concerned that the inclusion of CPA’s press release in this manner, without its original title and featured in a news story completely unrelated to its content is grossly misleading and against basic ethics of journalism that call for accurate sourcing of information.
CPA has absolutely no association with Tamils Against Genocide (TAG) and has not issued any press release on war crimes in Sri Lanka.
We urgently request that you delete this extremely misleading link and reference.