Centre for Policy Alternatives on 1 October, 2013 Download a copy of the latest Peace Monitor here. Peace Monitor is a newsletter of the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA). The CPA was formed in the firm belief that the civil society contribution to public policy debate is vital and in need of strengthening. In fulfillment of its mandate, CPA focuses on issues of […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 28 September, 2013 24 September 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, was invited by the White House to participate in a meeting, hosted by President Barack Obama, with heads of state and leaders of civil society, multilateral organizations, and the philanthropic community to discuss growing restrictions being placed […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 28 September, 2013 Image courtesy Simon Fraser University On September 21, 2013, Sri Lankans Without Borders in partnership with Groundviews launched the De Zoysa-Sivanayagam 2014 Fellowship in Digital Journalism. As noted on SLWB’s website, Lasantha Wickrematunge led the fight for press freedom in Sri Lanka, “unbowed and unafraid,” for a number of years before he was assassinated in […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 28 September, 2013 The Lasantha Wickrematunge Memorial Lecture held recently featured, as noted on the website of Sri Lankans Without Borders (SLWB) website, “…leading journalists from Canada and Sri Lanka [in] a panel discussion to examine press freedom in Sri Lanka in commemoration of the life and times of leading Sri Lankan journalist and human right activist Lasantha […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 September, 2013 CMEV headquarters, 21 September, 6 pm Sinhala podcast on major incidents as polls closed at 4pm.
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 September, 2013 21st September 2013: Conclusion of Polls 4pm The North Provincial Council Elections saw a relatively high turnout as compared to previous elections. While the number of incidents recorded on election day was not of a high frequency, polling day and the campaign period saw a series of electoral malpractices and violations which seriously undermined the […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 September, 2013 CMEV headquarters, 21 September, 6 pm: Tamil podcast on reported incidents at end of polling.