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The
Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) was formed in 1996 in the firm belief
that the vital contribution of civil society to the public policy debate is
in need of strengthening. Focusing primarily on issues of governance and
conflict resolution, CPA is committed to programmes of research and
advocacy through which public policy is critiqued, alternatives identified
and disseminated. CPA is an independent, non-partisan organization which
receives funds from international and bilateral funding agencies and
foundations.
CPA
programmes are implemented through 05 units - Legal and Constitutional,
Media, Conflict and Peace, Polling and Translation. Monitoring of election
related violence is conducted through the Centre for Monitoring Election
Violence (CMEV), formed together with the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the
Coalition Against Political Violence. CPA functions as its secretariat.
All units work in close and regular cooperation on
programmes. Their
work ranges from public interest litigation and constitutional reform to
the monitoring of the incidence of election-related violence, media reform,
conflict transformation and a political solution to the ethnic conflict. In
the fulfilment of its mandate, CPA has collaborated with a number of local
and international civil society organizations including Article 19 and the
Commonwealth Press Union, Conciliation Resources (UK), the Free Media
Movement, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, UNHCR, ILO, Institute of
Federalism, (Fribourg, Switzerland), Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative,
the International Telecommunications Union, Human Rights Commission of
Pakistan, INFORM, the Forum of Federations (Canada), Berghof Foundation for
Conflict Studies (Berlin, Germany) and the International Media Support
(Copenhagen, Denmark).
Policy Brief on Humanitarian
Issues - 20th December 2007. This policy brief seeks to
highlight key issues, trends and developments relating to the humanitarian
situation of 2006-07. The report provides an overview of the fundamental
policy issues that need to be addressed by policy makers in addressing the
human rights and humanitarian situation.
Note on Sri Lanka's
Proposed National Media Policy, September
2007, Centre for Policy Alternatives and Article 19. On 22nd August 2007,
the Sri Lankan Ministry of Mass Media and Information released a Proposed
National Media Policy (draft Policy) for consultation. This critique
examines the draft Policy in detail, brings out vital concerns regarding
its content and includes recommendations for consideration by the
Government in the formulation of any Media Policy for Sri Lanka.
Please
read the Press Release on the occasion of the public release of this
document here.
Commission of Inquiry and the International Independent
Group of Eminent Persons: Commentary on Developments - January - April 2007
A Commentary on the Commission
of Inquiry and the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons -
February 200
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Reports and
Conference papers |
Peace in Sri Lanka: From Symbols to Substance by Dr. Colin Irwin, Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool - June 2008.
A brief profile of the Trincomalee High Security Zone and other land issues in Trincomalee District-May 2008.
Final Report of the CPA – USAID Programme on Strengthening the Provincial Council System - May 2008.
Click here to Downloard PDF [English / Sinhala / Tamil]
Click here for the archives.
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Statements
and Press Releases |
Press Release on the resignation of Mr. Sunanda Deshapriya from CPA
(English/Tamil/Sinhala)
CPA statement on the recent comments by General Sarath Fonseka in Canada's National Post
(English /Sinhala/ Tamil )28th September 2008
Joint Civil Society Statement on withdrawal of International Agencies
from the Vanni September 17 2008
CMEV
Bulletin of 23rd August 2008 - 07th Release
CMEV
Bulletin of 23rd August 2008 - 06th Release
CMEV
Bulletin of 23rd August 2008 - 05th Release (English / Sinhala)
CMEV
Bulletin of 22nd August 2008 - 04th Release
CMEV
Bulletin of 21st August 2008 - 3rd Release (English /Sinhala /Tamil)
CMEV
Bulletin of 13th August 2008 - 1st Release
Civil Society Group statement condemn the killing of Maheswari Velayutham and celebrate her life - 10th July 2008.
Click here to Downloard PDF [English / Sinhala]
Need for a Substantial Revision of the Victim and Witness Protection Bill - 17th June 2008.
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Reports
of Fact finding missions |
CPA
along with other Civil Society Organizations has conducted a service of
Fact finding missions to report
on incidents of human rights violations and humanitarian
situations.
A group of civil society organisations visited Vavuniya on September 11-12 to discuss key human rights and humanitarian issues in Vavuniya and the Vanni. The team met with various actors including Government, INGOs based in Vavuniya and those that had relocated from the Vanni, local NGOs, religious leaders and other civil soceity representatives, local and displaced community members. The team included representatives from the Centre for Policy Alternatives, theWomen and Media Collective and other civil society groups.
Find attached report of the visit.(English/Tamil)
A team
from the Centre for Policy Alternatives and INFORM Human Rights
Documentation Centre visited Jaffna from 18-21st February 2008 to meet with
colleagues and partners in the peninsula and to obtain a firsthand
impression of the situation there. The team spoke to local civil society
actors, community leaders, IDPs, and members of international humanitarian
agencies in Jaffna Town and outside.
Click
Here to Find attached report of the visit.
Click
here for the archives.
Governance and the Non Governmental Sector-Article Written by
Dr.Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu in the Morning Leader of 31st december 2008
"What is Happening to the East"-Article written by Dr.paikiasothy
Saravanamuttu in the Morning Leader of 3rd December 2008
"Majoritarianism Unmoved"-Article written by Dr.Paikiasothy
Saravanamuttu in the Morning Leader of 29th October 2008
"The Threat to National Security and Unity Within"-Article writtenby Dr.Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu in the Morning Leader of 22nd October 2008
"Rule Of Law!!??"-Article written by Dr.paikiasothy Saravanamuttu in Morning Leader of 8th October 2008
"This Country Belongs to ......?"-Article written by Dr.Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu in the Morning Leader of 1st October 2008
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archives.
The
Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has been engaged in a project
"Monitoring the Factors Affecting the Peace Process" to assess
the current status of the peace process. This project involves 4 of CPA's
units and the Point Pedro Institute for Development, which looks at
economics issues. Looking at developments within a quarterly period, this
project produces reports
for the corresponding periods.
Peace
Confidence Index (PCI)
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The
Peace Confidence Index (PCI) a study gauging the level of public confidence
in peace and the peace process in
Sri Lanka
- by Social
Indicator. These documents are in Adobe PDF format. Unless stated
otherwise, the documents are in English.
Wave 29 Top-Line Results (591 KB)
Wave 28 Top-Line Results (560
KB)
Wave 27 Top-Line
Results (687
KB)
Wave 26 Top-Line Results (783
KB)
Wave 25 Top-Line
Results (742
KB)
Wave 24 Top-Line Results (1.40
mb)
Wave 23
Top-Line Results (1.38 mb)
Wave 22 Top-Line
Results (1.34
mb)
Wave 21 Top-Line Results (1.28 mb)
Wave
20 Top-Line Results (477 kb)
Wave
19 Top-Line Results (616 kb)
Wave
18 Top-Line Results (1.1 mb)
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