Media Charter

This charter sets out the minimum standards and principles that underpin the public's right to know and a free media in a democratic society and outlines a practical program of action to support media reform. The Charter is available as pdf documents in English (343 kb), Sinhala (90 kb) and Tamil (75 kb)

Media Charter
Media Charter
Media Charter

A Survey of Print and Electronic Media – Presidential Election – November 2005 By the Media Unit. The Reports are available as Adobe PDFs in English (811 kb), Sinhala (1 mb) and Tamil (720 kb)
A Survey of Print and Electronic Media – Presidential Election – November 2005
A Survey of Print and Electronic Media – Presidential Election – November 2005
A Survey of Print and Electronic Media – Presidential Election – November 2005

Opinion Poll on the General Elections of 2nd April 2004 – Pre-Election Poll Wave 1 (646 kb), Wave 2 (426 kb) and Wave 3 (450 kb)

Opinion Poll on the General Elections of
Opinion Poll on the General Elections of
Opinion Poll on the General Elections of
Opinion Poll on the General Elections of
Opinion Poll on the General Elections of
Opinion Poll on the General Elections of
Opinion Poll on the General Elections of

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Survey (KAPS)

The Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Survey (KAPS) provides a deeper and richer understanding of the peace process in Sri Lanka, thereby building the capacity of both the Government and Civil Society organisations and institutions to understand and better meet the interests, needs and concerns of the public with regard to the current peace process.

Download the KAPS Survey 2004 as Adobe PDF documents – Executive Summary (194 kb) and KAPS 2004 Final Report (799 kb)

Download the KAPS Survey 2003 as Adobe PDF documents – Chapter 1 (1.7 mb), Chapter 2 (1.1 mb), Chapter 3 (2.6 mb), Chapter 4 (1.2 mb) and Chapter 5 (2.6 mb)

Social Indicator conduted a survey on public service delivery in their report card on four essential services (health, education, public utilities and transport) in the city of Colombo.

Download the report here.

After nearly two decades of strife and in the context of the on going truce between the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE, the people of Jaffna have been placed in the spotlight, receiving more national and international attention than before. On the eve of rebuilding Jaffna, Social Indicator (SI), the Polling Unit of CPA, initiated a series of surveys to ascertain the opinion of the people of Jaffna. The reports can be accessed as Adobe PDF files.

You can download below Peace Confidence Index (PCI):

• Jaffna August 2003 Report (410 kb)
• October 2003 Report (436 kb)
• December 2003 Report (376 kb)
• February 2004 Report (425 kb)
• December 2002 Report (445 kb)
• October 2002 Report in English (121 kb) and Sinhala (337 kb)
• July 2002 Report (99 kb)

Perspectives on Peace from Jaffna
Perspectives on Peace from Jaffna