In March 2010 CPA further assisted in a case filed by an independent petitioner on the issuing of Emergency Regulations specifying new places of detention. The petition was filed by MullaKandage Amitha Priyanthi against the Inspector General of Police and the Attorney General. Mulla Kandage Amitha Priyanthi in the petition contended that the new regulations […]
14th January 2010, Colombo, Sri Lanka: It is now abundantly clear that a situation has arisen in which the State-controlled media is acting with complete disregard for the principles of balance and impartiality inherent to any notion of responsible and professional journalism (which apply with even greater force in the case of media institutions that […]
Article by Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, published in Daily Mirror, 5th February 2010
A Public Interest Litigation case was filed by CPA in the Supreme Court in February 2010 seeking redress for the violation of franchise rights and fundamental rights of equality and freedom of expression during the Presidential Elections of January 2010. The application was filed on behalf of the Internally Displaced Persons in the Northern and […]
In February 2010 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) assisted in another case where the petitioner A.M.K.H.K. Alagiyawanna who was an employee of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) was interdicted by the newly appointed chairman along with a group of other employees. In his fundamental rights petition he stated that the trade unions of Sri […]
30th January 2010: A series of recent events connected to the presidential election last week give rise to extremely serious concerns about the state of democracy in Sri Lanka today. The campaign period, the election and its aftermath were marred by unprecedented disregard for the Constitution and the law, resulting in not only violence and […]
On 6th January 2010, the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) wrote to Mr. Dayananda Dissanayake, the Commissioner of Elections expressing serious concerns over an unsolicited New Year’s Day text message sent on behalf of the President and other consequential issues arising over the conduct of a free and fair presidential election. CPA in its letter […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 2 March, 2010