CPA Comms Officer on 3 November, 2023
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is a non-partisan, independent organization primarily dedicated to strengthening institutions and building capacity for good governance and conflict transformation in Sri Lanka. The CPA is committed to conducting research and advocacy programs that critically evaluate public policies, identify alternative solutions, and promote an improved political culture and social environment. […]
CPA Comms Officer on 31 October, 2023
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has previously raised concerns with the Online Safety Bill (OSB) and challenged certain clauses in the Supreme Court.1 On the 18th of October, during the hearing on the constitutionality of the OSB,2 the Attorney General’s Department of Sri Lanka produced to the Supreme Court a series of amendments that […]
CPA Comms Officer on 25 October, 2023
Audited accounts for 2021. Click HERE to download full PDF.
CPA Comms Officer on 25 October, 2023
Audited accounts for 2020. Click HERE to download full PDF.
CPA Comms Officer on 12 October, 2023
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and its Executive Director, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, filed a Petition in the Supreme Court on the 11th of October 2023 challenging the Constitutionality of the Bill titled “Online Safety”. The Bill was Gazetted on the 15th of September 2023, and tabled in Parliament [the first reading of the Bill] […]
CPA Comms Officer on 10 October, 2023
Documentaries Land has been a catalyst for conflict for several decades in Sri Lanka. 15 years after the war, this issue persists particularly in the North and East provinces of Sri Lanka. Recently, archaeology and national heritage have been used as tools to marginalize minorities.15 years after the war this should not continue. Is reconciliation […]
CPA Comms Officer on 6 October, 2023
Commentary updated with revisions as of 4 March 2024 The Government of Sri Lanka published the revised ‘Anti-Terrorism Bill’ (hereinafter the proposed ATA) in the Gazette, on the 15th of September 2023. This Bill seeks to abolish the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) which for nearly four and a half decades has been one of […]