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Improving Service Delivery to the PublicImproving Service Delivery to the Public Thursday, 05 December 2019 A one day training programme was conducted for 30 local government representatives...

Human Rights Education for Community Leaders Thursday, 05 December 2019 The Human Rights First Aid Centre in Galle held a workshop for 40 community leaders...

Waiting for an Answer Ten Years On Thursday, 05 December 2019 Information sessions for government officers on ethics, human rights, the Right To...

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Finding The Areas Of Mutual Agreement - Jehan Perera Thursday, 05 December 2019 Along with the change of government that took place after the November 16 presidential election there is a sense of strong government and an uncertainty about what the parameters of free space will be. So far the new government’s...

Popularity Is Not A Sufficient Condition For Reform - Jehan Perera Wednesday, 27 November 2019 Sri Lanka has a new government that has come to power with heightened popular expectation of reform that would take it in the direction of rapid development and a modern state. This is a throwback to the expectations that accompanied...

The President Of All Who Voted For & Against Him - Jehan Perera Tuesday, 19 November 2019 President Gotabaya Rajapaksa scored an impressive victory at the hotly contested presidential election winning 52.5 percent of the vote when the general expectation was that a second preference count would be necessary as no candidate...