Centre for Policy Alternatives on 23 July, 2011 23 July 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) notes the conclusion of the second phase of the 2011 local government elections held today. The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) of which CPA is a constituent member, did not deploy monitors in the field in the present phase of the local […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 29 June, 2011 CPA supported the filing of thirteen Fundamental Rights Petitions on 29th June 2011, by conducting research on the issue and supporting the filing of the cases. The subject matter of this case relates to the protest conducted by 50,000 workers and 84 factories on the 24th of May 2011, against the move by the Government […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 2 June, 2011 A fresh petition was filed by Dr. P. Saravanamuttu in June 2011. The subject matter of this case concerns the failure of the Elections Commissioner to hold elections for the Colombo Municipal Council pursuant to a series of Emergency Regulations extending the term of office of the Municipal Council beyond the period determined by law. […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 25 May, 2011 The Media Unit of the Centre for Policy Alternatives conducts qualitative and quantitative monthly media monitoring of mainstream print and broadcast media in Sinhala and Tamil. Each month, mainstream media coverage of a specific incident, region or process is quantitatively and qualitatively analysed along with general observations on media bias and violation of established media […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 14 May, 2011 Audited accounts from December 2009.
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 14 May, 2011 CMEV was formed in 1997 by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Coalition Against Political Violence as an independent and non-partisan organisation to monitor the incidence of election related violence. Currently, CMEV is made up of CPA, FMM and INFORM Human Rights Documentation Centre. Final report on election […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 14 May, 2011 Following up the technical support and input provided by the Centre for Policy Alternatives and I to human rights defenders over a number of years in Sri Lanka, we decided to create a poster to help recall key aspects of online and mobile security. These high resolution posters are designed with Sri Lankan ground realities […]