People’s Response To Setting Up TJ Mechanisms
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- Saturday, 02 April 2016
One of NPC’s main areas of work this year has been to spread awareness on Transitional Justice (TJ) at the grassroots level. NPC is supporting the government’s measures to go ahead with establishing the best mechanisms to implement TJ in Sri Lanka to move the country from a post-war situation to one where people of different religions and ethnicities live in unity and harmony.
Report on Civil Society Consultation on Strengthening Reconciliation Process held at the National Peace Council on March 10, 2016
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- Friday, 01 April 2016
NPC initiated a discussion with civil society organisations from several districts of the country on strengthening the reconciliation process on March 10, 2016. The government has taken an initiative to set up a public consultative process on the transitional framework for reconciliation. This is led by a 11 member National Consultation Task Force comprising civil society members set up by the Secretariat for Coordinating Reconciliation Mechanisms based in the Prime Minister's Secretariat.
The National Peace Council’s Submissions to the Constitutional Reform Committee
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- Friday, 01 April 2016
A 20 member Public Representations Committee (PRC) on Constitutional Reforms was appointed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to obtain proposals from the public for the proposed constitutional reforms. Committee members were nominated by political parties while some were appointed to represent civil society.
NEED FOR A BETTER COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY--Jehan Perera
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- Monday, 28 March 2016
The government has begun to respond to the mounting criticism of its handling of the economy by explaining the background to the current economic crisis. The difficulty of the government to deliver economic benefits to the general population for more than a year since it assumed office is the biggest drawback it is facing at the popular level. Last week, development strategies and international trade minister Malik Samarawickrama gave a clear explanation of the government’s position on the economy in parliament. He pointed out that there were both external and internal constraints on Sri Lanka’s economic situation that were beyond the control of the present government. The external constraints included the economic downturn in China, the ongoing crisis in the middle east, the impact of the Syrian crisis on European economies and interest rate increase in the United States.
