Author: Centre for Policy Alternatives

National Advocacy Campaign for the Right to Information

A project jointly implemented by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and the British Council, Sri Lanka, the National Advocacy Campaign for the Right to Information seeks to engender a wider awareness of the importance of information in governance and democracy for target groups and communities across the entire island. The first two workshops in […]

Sensitising Media Covering Internal and Intra-State Conflicts

Paper presented by Sunanda Deshapriya at SAFHR Regional Workshop on 'Sensitising Media Covering Internal and Intra-State Conflicts' held from 29th November to 1st December 2002, Chenai, India.Sensitising Media Covering Internal and Intra-State Conflicts

Role of Media in Peace Processes

Article by Sanjana Hattotuwa, written for 14th World Congress of Environmental Journalists, organised by Sri Lanka Environmental Journalists Forum (SLEJF), 27th – 31st October 2002, Colombo, Sri Lanka.Role of Media in Peace Processes

Media and Conflict in Sri Lanka

Article by Sanjana Hattotuwa, on Conflict Sensitive Journalism in Sri Lanka, published in the Daily News, 10th September 2002.Media and Conflict in Sri LankaMedia and Conflict in Sri Lanka

Role of Parliaments in Conflict and Post-conflict Situations

Paper prepared for UNDP/IPU Global Study Group Meeting on Strengthening the Role of Parliaments in Conflict and Post-conflict Situations, Geneva 20-22 July 2005.Role of Parliaments in Conflict and Post-conflict SituationsRole of Parliaments in Conflict and Post-conflict SituationsRole of Parliaments in Conflict and Post-conflict Situations

Draft report on Sexual Exploitation of Children in Tourism ? Survey for Journalists

Draft report on Sexual Exploitation of Children in Tourism ? Survey for Journalists, conducted in collaboration with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) by Sunanda Deshapriya. Summary of the survey available here.Draft report on Sexual Exploitation of Children in Tourism ? Survey for Journalists

The Colombo Declaration on Media Freedom and Social Responsibility

The Colombo Declaration on Media Freedom and Social Responsibility was issued jointly by the Free Media Movement, the Editors Guild of Sri Lanka and the Newspaper Publishers Society of Sri Lanka as a reiteratoin of their comittment to further co-operation and unity in efforts to promote the freedom of expression and media freedom. The full […]