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Land in the Eastern Province – Politics, Policy and Conflict

In Sri Lanka, land has been a critical factor in the ethnic conflict that intensified and resulted in the outbreak of a war that spanned over two decades. In a post-war context the Government, political parties, civil society and citizens at large are faced with an unprecedented opportunity to address the root causes of the […]

Full text of CPA’s response to The Sunday Times article titled “CPA-LTTE-TRINCO” – 15th October 2003

15th October, 2003 Mr. Sinha Ratnatunga The Editor The Sunday Times 08, Hunupitiya Cross Road Colombo 2 Dear Mr Ratnatunga, SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: ‘CPA-LTTE-Trinco’ by Chris Kamalendran The Sunday Times, Sunday 12th October 2003 I am writing with reference to the above article which appeared in your edition of Sunday 12th October 2003. The article contains a series of […]

Press Release on the resignation of Mr. Sunanda Deshapriya from CPA – 19th December 2008

19th December 2008, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Press Release on the resignation of Mr. Sunanda Deshapriya from CPA. Available in Tamil, Sinhala and English.

Outreach Unit Background

A document explaining the raison d’etre of the Outreach Unit at CPA, its history, key activities and vision. Download here. A list of activities, projects and programmes from 2008 to 2012 can be downloaded here, or viewed online here.

Peace Support Group (PSG) Statements – 2000 to 2006

A complete list of statements by the Peace Support Group (PSG), from 2000 to 2006. The Peace Support Group included the following members: Ms. Sunila Abeysekara Mr. Sunil Bastian Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy Mr. Sunanda Deshapriya Mr. Rohan Edrisinha Mr. Kethesh Loganathan Mr. Jehan Perera Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Mr. Javid Yusuf Mr. Jeevan Thiagarajah Mr. Joe […]

Human Rights Violations of Internally Displaced Persons and Government Policies classified by reference to the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement

A study of ‘Human Rights Violations of Internally Displaced Persons and Government Policies classified by reference to the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement’ prepared by the Legal Unit of CPA and presented at a Seminar on Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons – The Sri Lankan Challenge’ held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute […]