Centre for Policy Alternatives on 18 November, 2013 How tolerant is Sri Lanka? How agreeable are we to multiethnic schools, taking instructions from someone a different ethnic group, living in a truly multi-ethnic neighbourhood, marrying someone from a different ethnicity? Download full resolution info graphic from here.
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 14 November, 2013 14 November 2013: Over 100 activists from 50 countries meeting in Johannesburg during International Civil Society Week are deeply concerned by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakshe’s statement at the inauguration of the Commonwealth Peoples Forum in Colombo: “While diversity of opinion is natural in civil society, it is important that one basic quality should underpin […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 12 November, 2013 Social Indicator released two new info graphics today via Groundviews around post-war Sri Lanka’s economy and reconciliation. Both info graphics can be downloaded below. An economy that unites, reconciliation that divides in Sri Lanka can be read on Groundviews. Read the full report, the data from which the info graphics were created, here.
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 12 November, 2013 Read all about CPA’s activities over November 2013 here.
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 8 November, 2013 8th November 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka: According to a new survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research unit of the Centre for Policy Alternatives, Sri Lankans continue to be divided on the topic of reconciliation. However, when it comes to the economy and development, priorities across the four main communities are similar. The top […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 8 November, 2013 Download the official PDF here, with logos and formatting. The plain text version can be read below. ### We the undersigned civil society organizations who made joint submissions to the Universal Periodic Review on Sri Lanka in the UN Human Rights Council in November 2012, will not be participating in the November 2013 Peoples’ Forum […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 5 November, 2013 1 November 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and its Executive Director challenged the provisions of the Appropriation Bill for the financial year 2014 which was placed on the order paper of Parliament on the 22nd of October 2013. Access the petition as a PDF here, or read it online here. In its Petition CPA challenged […]