Bhavani Fonseka and Naveera Perera This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of the end of the Civil War. Over the years, the government has introduced multiple Commissions of Inquiries (COIs),...
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CPA Statement on the Anti-Terrorism Bill - 2023
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) observes that the Government published an ‘Anti – Terrorism Bill’ in the Gazette, on the 22nd of March 2023. This Bill seeks to abolish the Prevention of...
Myanmar + 1 more
Fifth Year Of ‘Never Again’: Rohingya Await Justice Amidst International Inaction
The Asia Justice Coalition is a network of organizations whose purpose is to promote justice and accountability for gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of...
Emergency Regulations promulgated in May and July 2022
On the 17th of July 2022, Acting President (as he then was) Ranil Wickremesinghe declared a State of Emergency with effect from the 18th of July 2022, by way of Gazette Extraordinary No.2288/30...
CPA Statement on the declaration of a State of Emergency on the 18th July 2022
18th July 2022, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre of Policy Alternatives (CPA) expresses its grave concern about yet another declaration of a State of Emergency by way of Gazette Extraordinary No...
Myanmar + 4 more
Asia Justice Coalition Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the International Criminal Court
The Asia Justice Coalition is a network of organizations whose purpose is to promote justice and accountability for gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of...
CPA statement in regard to State of Emergency imposed by the President on the 6th of May 2022
7th May 2022, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is deeply concerned by the President’s decision to declare a State of Emergency under section 2 of the Public Security...
Asia Justice Coalition Submission to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Impact of Arms Transfer on Human Rights in Myanmar
The Asia Justice Coalition is a network of organizations whose purpose is to promote justice and accountability for gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of...
Urgent call for action: One year into Myanmar Coup, growing impunity and international indifference
On 1 February 2021, the Myanmar military staged a coup d’état and declared a state of emergency. The nullification of the November 2020 election result, and the detention and replacement of civilian...
Asia Justice Coalition Condemns the Escalating Military Abuses in Chin State and Neighbouring Regions
The Asia Justice Coalition is a network of organizations whose purpose is to promote justice and accountability for gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of...
Asia Justice Coalition Statement on Myanmar: Free detainees and Rescind State of Emergency
The Asia Justice Coalition is a network of organizations whose purpose is to promote justice and accountability for gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of...
The Need for Accountability in Sri Lanka’s Criminal Justice System: A Glance at Seven Emblematic Cases
Successive governments have promised investigations after numerous instances of human rights violations in Sri Lanka, both during the war and subsequently. Despite the long list of promises, limited...
Basic Guide to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
The issue of enforced disappearances has impacted Sri Lankan’s across the ethnic divide for decades. The use of enforced disappearances during the “youth insurrections” of the 1970’s and 80’s and...
The need to reboot reconciliation in post-war Sri Lanka
May 19th 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The eighth anniversary of the end of the war draws attention to the progress made and prospects for meaningful reconciliation. At the expense of the multi-faceted...
Devolution Under The Thirteenth Amendment: Extent, Limits, and Avenues for Reform
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is pleased to publish its CPA Working Papers on Constitutional Reform No.10 on Devolution under the Thirteenth Amendment: Extent, Limits, and Avenues for...
Sri Lanka + 3 more
Land Occupation in the Northern Province: A Commentary on Ground Realities and Recommendations for Reform
Land is a key issue for reconciliation in Sri Lanka. Reparations including the restitution of land, if implemented in the correct manner, can contribute to long-term peace building efforts and...
Memorialisation for Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka: Discussion Paper
Memorialisation is an important tool in addressing conflict situations where years of repression, social inequality and injustice have created polarised communities. Memory initiatives can be a great...
The Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons: Trends, Practices and Implications
The Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons (the Commission) was established on 15th August 2013 under Gazette No. 1823/42. Over a year into its mandate, the...
Democracy in Post-War Sri Lanka
28 October 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka – According to the latest ‘Democracy in Post War Sri Lanka’ survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research unit of the Centre for Policy Alternatives,...
Condemnation of violent attack on discussion with families of the disappeared
5 August 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) vehemently condemns the violent attack by a group of Buddhist monks and supporters on a discussion held in Colombo with the...