Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 August, 2007

Land Issues Arising from the Ethnic Conflict and the Tsunami Disaster

Memorandum submitted by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) on 'Land Issues Arising from the Ethnic Conflict and the Tsunami Disaster'. An Executive Summary of the memorandum and the Summary of CPA Recommendations are also available. The Report of the workshop held on 28th January 2005 is also available.Land Issues Arising from the Ethnic Conflict […]

Categories: Memorandum
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 August, 2007

State of emergency and post-tsunami reconstruction

Parliament passed a resolution approving the declaration of a state of emergency on Friday the 11th of February 2005. The concerns with regard to the declaration of emergency ostensibly to facilitate post-tsunami reconstruction is addressed in this article. The process by which the state of emergency came into being is considered by Asanga Welikala (Research […]

Categories: Critique
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 August, 2007

Issues paper on the proposed Coastal Conservation Zone

Issues paper presented at the Consultation organised by the Centre for Policy Alternatives on the proposed Coastal Conservation Zone held on 9th March 2005.Issues paper on the proposed Coastal Conservation Zone

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 August, 2007

A quarterly newsletter on IDPs

A quarterly newsletter on IDP issues has been produced by CHA, CPA and HRC NPDS for IDPs Project. The newsletter is available in English in Issue 1 (560 kb), Issue 2 (415 kb) and Issue 3 (430 kb) and in Tamil (1 mb).A quarterly newsletter on IDPsA quarterly newsletter on IDPsA quarterly newsletter on IDPsA […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 August, 2007

A Critique of the Supreme Court decision on the Presidential election

A Critique of the controversial Supreme Court decision that held that the Presidential election should be held in 2005, not 2006, by Rohan Edrisinha, Director, CPA.A Critique of the Supreme Court decision on the Presidential election

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 August, 2007

A study profiling the stigma and discrimination faced by people living with HIV/AIDS and their family members

A study profiling the stigma and discrimination faced by people living with HIV/AIDS and their family members was launched on the 5th of December 2005. The study was conducted by CPA and commissioned by the Asia Pacific Leadership Forum (APLF). The document is available in PDF format and can be downoaded here.A study profiling the […]

Categories: ReportsStudy
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 August, 2007

Discussion Paper presented at the Consultation organised by the Centre for Policy Alternatives on the Reconstruction and Development Authority Bill

Discussion Paper presented at the Consultation organised by the Centre for Policy Alternatives on the Reconstruction and Development Authority Bill held on the 16th of June 2006. The Report of the Consultation is also available.Discussion Paper presented at the Consultation organised by the Centre for Policy Alternatives on the Reconstruction and Development Authority BillDiscussion Paper […]

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