Centre for Policy Alternatives on 31 January, 2010

Post-election violence: Media Communiqu? No. 2

31st January 2010 Colombo Sri Lanka: CMEV remains gravely concerned regarding the continued trend of post election violence, which is the highest seen when compared with the 1999 (76 incidents) and 2005 (39 incidents) Presidential Elections. The total number of incidents of post election violence recorded following the polls on the 26th of January 2010 […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 31 January, 2010

Post-presidential election violence ? 3rd update

31 January 2010: Summary of post-election violence incidents received to CMEV by 4.30 pm. Available here – http://cmev.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/post-presidential-election-violence-%e2%80%93-3rd-update/

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 31 January, 2010

Post-presidential election violence ? 2nd update

30 January 2010: Summary of post-election violence incidents received to CMEV by 3p.m.

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 31 January, 2010

Post-presidential election violence

28 January 2010: Summary of post-election violence incidents received to CMEV by 5.30 p.m. A full report of the violence can also be download here.

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 31 January, 2010

Presidential Election 2010: Statement on election day observations

Read this as a PDF here. ### 27 January 2010, Colombo, Sri Lanka: On 26th January, Election Day, CMEV deployed 3,790 monitors in mobile teams and in polling stations throughout the island. On Election Day, CMEV recorded a total of 178 incidents of which 94 have been categorised as Major.  The highest number of Major […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 31 January, 2010

Letter to Commissioner of Elections to urgently address concerns voiced by voters and shared by CMEV

Read the letter as a fully formatted PDF here. ### 27th January 2010 BY HAND, FAX & REGISTERED POST Mr. Dayananda Dissanayake Elections Commissioner Department of Elections Sarana Mawatha, Rajagiriya Dear Mr. Dissanayake, I wish to bring to your urgent attention the concerns voiced by voters and shared by CMEV with regard to the counting […]

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Centre for Policy Alternatives on 31 January, 2010

CMEV Briefing: Inability of Authorities to Address the Voter Rights of IDPs and Others in the North

26 January 2010: CMEV was informed that approximately 24,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) presently living in government run camps and with host families were also registered on the 2008 electoral register. Out of this number, 16,000 IDPs applied to cast their vote within the Vavuniya district while 8,000 were eligible to cast their vote in […]

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