Centre for Policy Alternatives on 29 September, 2011 Audited accounts: December 2010
Audited accounts from December 2010.
Categories: Audit Reports
Author: Centre for Policy Alternatives
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 29 September, 2011 Centre for Policy Alternatives on 23 September, 2011 CPA Statement on the new Regulations under the Prevention of Terrorism Act
23 September 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) condemns the government’s decision to perpetuate a number of the most widely used Emergency Regulations, such as those relating to detainees, purported ‘surrendees’ and local authorities, in the form of regulations under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). We believe that the reintroduction […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 September, 2011 A Short Guide to ‘Regulating the Activities Regarding Management of Lands in the Northern and Eastern Provinces’ Circular: Issues & Implications
Download the full report as a PDF here or view it online here. ### The Government recently unveiled a policy regarding land in the North and East through the introduction of a Cabinet Memorandum (memo) titled ‘Regularize Land Management in Northern and Eastern Provinces,’ which was subsequently followed by a Land Circular (circular) titled ‘Regulating […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 2 September, 2011 The Centre for Policy Alternatives Vs. Gotabaya Rajapaksha and others (SC FR 453/2011)
This public interest case was filed by CPA in September 2011. The petition challenged the introduction of new regulations under Section 27 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (Temporary Provisions) Act No.48 of 1979. The Petitioner argued that the Regulations which reproduced many of the provisions in the lapsed Emergency Regulations such as those relating […]
Categories: Public Interest Litigation submissions
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 28 August, 2011 CPA Statement On The Termination Of The State Of Emergency
27th August 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) welcomes the announcement made by the President to Parliament on 25th August 2011 that the government will not be seeking an extension to the state of emergency when it lapses by operation of law in September. Since the end of the war in […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 18 August, 2011 Topline survey report: Democracy in post-war Sri Lanka
18 August 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka – According to a new survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research unit of the Centre for Policy Alternatives, Sri Lankans are divided in opinion on the topic of reconciliation – about whether the government has done enough with regard to addressing the root causes of the conflict. […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 18 August, 2011 Press Release: Emergency Regulations and Local Government Elections
August 16, 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka: CPA notes the decision of the Elections Commissioner to hold elections in October to twenty-three local authorities, after elections to these authorities were effectively postponed for more than a year through the use of Emergency Regulations. The Commissioner’s decision was made while a number of cases, including one filed […]