Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009 13 September 2007: ARTICLE 19 and the Centre for Policy Alternatives today made a Joint Submission to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Mass Media and Information on its Proposed National Media Policy (draft Policy), released on 22 August 2007. From the perspective of international best practice and standards, the two organisations critiqued the draft Policy, […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009 The Supreme Court today (5th September) upheld the challenge to the pass system that was in operation in Vavuniya since 1993. The Petitioner, Peter Vadivel, a refugee from the Sithamparapuram Refugee Camp, petitioned the Supreme Court that his fundamental rights were violated by the requirement to obtain travel passes to travel to Colombo. The respondent […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has filed two petitions in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka challenging the constitutionality of passing both the 18th and 19th Amendments to the Constitution with a two-thirds majority vote in Parliament. The reasons for the challenges are quite distinct from those of most of the other petitions. CPA’s […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009 15th October, 2003 Mr. Sinha Ratnatunga The Editor The Sunday Times 08, Hunupitiya Cross Road Colombo 2 Dear Mr Ratnatunga, SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: ‘CPA-LTTE-Trinco’ by Chris Kamalendran The Sunday Times, Sunday 12th October 2003 I am writing with reference to the above article which appeared in your edition of Sunday 12th October 2003. The article contains a series of […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009 21st March, 2004 Geoff Wijesinghe Editor Daily News Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. Lake House Colombo 10 Dear Sir, IMPRESSIVE FREEDOM ALLIANCE LEAD IN INDEPENDENT OPINION POLL DAILY NEWS. SATURDAY MARCH 20, 2004 I am writing in response to your headline story as titled above, which appeared in your issue of Saturday 20 March 2004 […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009 24th March 2004 Mr. Geoff Wijesinghe Editor – Daily News Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. Lake House Colombo 10. Dear Sir, CPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STATES……. I am writing to you re the above report which was carried in your edition of Tuesday 23 March 2004, at the bottom of the front page or page 1. […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2009 CPA’s response to the Daily News headline story “Daily News sets the record straight” of 27th March 2004 29th March, 2004 Mr. Geoff Wijeysinghe Editor Daily News Lake House Colombo 10 Dear Sir, Daily News sets the record straight, Daily News, Saturday, March 27, 2004 I am writing with reference to the above headline story […]