Read the Full Report here: #Land has been used to create an asymmetry of power in the #Northern and #Eastern regions for over three decades, and there is a growing trend of intrusive methods being employed in these regions, triggering #fear amongst local communities. The objective of this report is to shed light on the multifaceted role of the #State and non-state authorities in issues around land ownership, use, and access, and explore how local communities respond to this oppression. It highlights how the State co-opts legislature, Government agencies, the military, and private corporations, creating long-term consequences for communities and for the nation to achieve a successful post-conflict society. CPA recognises a series of key interrelated trends between the multitude of rights infringements, i.e. #ethnonationalism, continued Government authority intervention, #militaryexpansion, and the profit-making objectives of private entities.

Although the law is very clear in terms of what can be provided to former heads of state as entitlements upon retirement, in practice, the law has been interpreted “very freely,” @bfonseka | @TheMorningLK

Read the Policy Brief from this link

How do you have a system that works for the people, works for the citizen. And I think, over the years, over the decades, what we’ve seen is some institutions have been prone to pressure interference. @bfonseka | @NewsfirstSL

Many of us have been saying, set up a prosecutor’s office, an independent prosecutor’s office that is purely focused on prosecutions. And that call became louder and louder with the economic crisis where people said, we are now aware that there is so much corruption, economic crimes that have happened that requires people to look into it to see if there’s enough to prosecute. @bfonseka | @NewsfirstSL

Projects that ignore due process harm ecosystems and communities reliant on the land. Weak environmental oversight and exclusion of local voices enable harmful developments without accountability. For sustainable economic growth and environmental preservation, strict adherence to environmental standards and inclusion of local voices in planning are essential.

නියමිත ක්‍රියා පටිපාටියෙන් බැහැරව කෙරෙන ව්‍යාපෘති මගින් පරිසර පද්ධතිවලට සහ භූමිය මත යැපෙන ප්‍රජාවන්ට දැඩි හානි පමුණුවයි. දුර්වල පාරිසරික අධීක්ෂණය සහ ප්‍රාදේශීය ප්‍රජාවන්ගේ හඬට සවන් නොදීම වගවීමකින් තොරව හානිකර වර්ධනයන් ඇති කරයි. තිරසාර ආර්ථික වර්ධනයක් සහ පාරිසරික සංරක්ෂණයක් සඳහා පාරිසරික ප්‍රමිතීන් දැඩි ලෙස පිළිපැදීම සහ සැලසුම්කරණයට ප්‍රාදේශීය ප්‍රජාවන්ගේ හඬ ද ඇතුළත් කිරීම අත්‍යවශ්‍ය වේ.

உரிய நடைமுறைகளை புறக்கணிக்கும் அபிவிருத்தித் திட்டங்கள் சுற்றுச்சூழல் மற்றும் நிலத்தை நம்பியிருக்கும் சமூகங்களுக்கு தீங்கிழைக்கின்றன. பலவீனமான சுற்றுச்சூழல் மேற்பார்வை மற்றும் உள்ளூர் சமூகங்களின் குரல்கள் உள்வாங்கப்படாமை பொறுப்புக்கூறலற்ற அபிவிருத்தித் திட்டங்கள் மேற்கொள்ளப்படுவதற்கு வழிவகுக்கும். நிலையான பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சி மற்றும் சுற்றுச்சூழல் பாதுகாப்பிற்கு, சுற்றுச்சூழல் தரங்களை கடுமையாக கடைபிடிப்பது மற்றும் அவற்றின் திட்டமிடல் படிமுறைகளில் உள்ளூர் மக்களின் குரல்களைச் உள்வாங்குவது அத்தியாவசியமாகும்.

Protecting civil liberties starts with addressing the misuse of laws like the PTA, ICCPR Act, and other emergency regulations. The abuse of these laws and regulations limits fundamental freedoms. Such draconian laws should be repealed and replaced with a rights-based approach in the criminal justice system.

சிவில் உரிமைகளைப் பாதுகாத்தலானது PTA, ICCPR மற்றும் அவசரகால சட்டங்கள் போன்றவற்றை தவறாகப் பயன்படுத்துதலை எதிர்த்தலில் தங்கியிருக்கிறது. இந்த சட்டங்கள் மற்றும் விதிமுறைகளை துஷ்பிரயோகப்படுத்துவன் மூலம் ஒருவரின் அடிப்படை சுதந்திரமானது மட்டுப்படுத்தப்படு��ின்றது. இத்தகைய காலணித்துவ சட்டங்கள் நீக்கப்பட்டு, குற்றவியல் நீதி கட்டமைமைப்பானது உரிமைகள் அடிப்படையிலான அணுகுமுறையினை ஏற்கும் வகையில் மாற்றியமைக்க வேண்டும்.

සිවිල් නිදහස ආරක්ෂා කිරීම ආරම්භ වන්නේ ත්‍රස්තවාදය වැළැක්වීමේ පනත, ICCPR පනත සහ අනෙකුත් හදිසි රෙගුලාසි වැනි නීති අනිසි ලෙස භාවිතා කිරීම පිලිබඳ ක්‍රියාමාර්ගයක් ගත් පසුව ය. මෙම නීති සහ රෙගුලාසි අනිසි ලෙස භාවිතා කිරීම මූලික නිදහස සීමා කරයි. එවැනි කුරිරු නීති අවලංගු කර අපරාධ යුක්ති විනිශ්චය පද්ධතිය තුළ අයිතිවාසිකම් පදනම් කරගත් ප්‍රවේශයක් සමඟ ප්‍රතිස්ථාපනය කළ යුතුය.

the #PTA has not been #abolished because no government wants to relinquish that power and because “the #security apparatus does not want it #repealed.” . - @bfonseka | @TimesOnlineLK | Recent detentions raise concerns over Govt. stance on repealing PTA . Read the Full Articles here:

In times of economic crisis, equality should play a key role in Sri Lanka’s recovery. Many communities struggle to access basic needs like healthcare, education, clean water, shelter, food, and work. Ensuring socio-economic rights and stronger social protections is essential to promote fairness and dignity for all.