Access to a Voice: Communications Planning for NGOs, CSOs and CBOs

Prepared for the Voices of Reconciliation Project by Lisa Mighton for IMPACS (The Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society) in collaboration with The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), Sri Lanka December 2006

This handbook can help you design & deploy strategic communication initiatives that streng

then your organisation's work and image even in challenging contexts.

For the full handbook in PDF format, click here.

For more information, please contact:

Sanjana Hattotuwa, Senior Researcher, Media Unit – sanjana [at] cpalanka [dot] org
Sunanda Deshapriya, Head, Media Unit – sunanda [at] cpalanka [dot] org

The Peace Process and the Responsibility of the Minority Parties – in Sinhala

A record of a discussion between Representatives of Minority Parties and the public on the peace process and the responsibility of minority parties towards the resolution of the ethnic conflict. This publication explores the possibility of a settlement to the ethnic conflict by peaceful negotiations. This booklet is edited by Lionel Guruge. Published in Sinhala.

Local: Rs. 150
Overseas: US$ 7

Krishanthi Coomaraswamy and the Embilipitiya Murder trials and its impact on Human Rights – In Sinhala

This publication addresses the issue of the human rights regime in Sri Lanka in the light of the Krishanthy Kumaraswamy and Embilipitiya cases. Both have been heralded as landmark cases in holding members of the armed forces accountable for human rights violations. The publication highlights the issue of relative impunity for security force personnel with regard to human rights violations this goes to the heart of democratic governance and nation building. It impacts directly on the legitimacy of the state and its ability to perform the vital role in healing and reconciling the divisions that have plagued Sri Lanka over the last two decades. This publication is edited by Lionel Guruge and is published in Sinhala.

Local: Rs. 150
Overseas: US$ 7

Ethnic Conflict and the Responsibility of Civil Society – in Sinhala

A record of a discussion on the ethnic conflict and the responsibility of civil society in conflict resolution. This publication highlights the responsibility of civil society to impress upon political actors the need for a negotiated settlement of the ethnic conflict. This publication is edited by Lionel Guruge. Published in Sinhala.

Local: Rs. 150
Overseas: US$ 7

Emergency Laws and the Parliament – in Sinhala

This publication attempts to study the Emergency debates in Parliament during the period between January up to July 1997 in an attempt to explore the attitude of Parliamentarians towards Emergency Laws. It includes summaries of the emergency debates during the relevant period and and analysis of the presentations of the individual members of Parliament. This publication is edited by Lionel Guruge and is published in Sinhala and Tamil.

Local: Rs. 200
Overseas: US$ 10