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Sri Lanka Wo 1 issue 3 (October December 2003) O4. Pages - issued Free
Peace Outreach.............. Pg 1
SI in the NeWis.................. Pg 1
ISGA.Proposals................. Pg 1
aqualanka Mediation......Pg 1
Media Outreach............... Pg 2
ibhasha Presentations.. Pg2
ollaboration................... Pg 2
Unit in Focus.................... Pg 3
Religious Tolerance.......... pg 3
alander of Events.......... Pg 4
Latest Publications.......... Pg. 4
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The last sev the series Peace Outr seminars, in collaboration with Office of Transition Initiatives(OTI) were held, by CPA, in the
Kurunegala and Badulla Districts, 2nd -10th Dec.
Dr P Saravanamuttu, S u in a n d a Deshapriya, Asanga Welikela, and Lionel Guruge, all of CPA, Were resource perso1
Social Indicator in the New
Pradeep Peries, Co ordinator, Social indicator; addie invitees to the KAPSurvey Launch, Dec 12th. Seated Kim DeRidder(AED), H. E.Jeffrey unstead the 4mbassado, Dio P Saravanamuttu ED, CP4 and C Becket, Driector of Mission, (USAID)
Citics assess: health, transport, public utilities, education CMC under
Breil-treated at the hospital,
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SI introduced the Report Card Methodology to Sri Lanka in June 2003. The Report Cards Survey Methodology aims to capture citizen feedback on the quality of public services experienced by them. To this end, SI carried out a Report Card on four essential services (Health. Education, Public Utilities and Transport) in June
2003 to capture the experiences
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CPA, on behalf of the La bour Associa (FLA), convened the meeting between the
Free Trade Zone Workers U ni Or (FTZWU) and the management Ol Jaqa la nka Ltd. leading to a
agreement in go OC faith, to resolve their dispute over unior recognition at the Company's factory in Katuna yake FTZ. parties committed
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Wellassa Women Farmers Outreach in Badulla NEN en in the seminars, assisted by, Subjects covered during the of among others, the seminars included the each Devasarana Centre, the Uva current status of the peace process, the steps that A could be taken to E revive it, the Interim Self Government Authority and the reactions to it from the south. Questions on the proposed Interim Administration. devolution of power and the trustworthiness of the LTTE's statements regarding a settlement Community Development within a united Sri Lanka Centre(UCDC) and the Uva were also raised.
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Discussion of ISGAProposals
A seminar on the Interim Administration: A Discussion on the Government and the LT TE Proposals was organised by CPA, 7th Nov. Dr. P. Saravanamuttu, Executive Director, CPA and Rohan Edrisinha, Head, Legal & Constitutional Unit, CPA, made the key presentations. The discussants were Hon. Ms. Ferial Ashraf MP, Hon. Mr. Sampanthan MP, and Prof. Nicholas Haysom, Legal and Constitutional Affairs advisor to former president Mandela. U.S. Dr. Sarawanamuttu outlined the substance of arol the proposals and Rohan Edrisinha focused mainly
on the Legal and Constitutional aspects. Hon. Ms.
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the Anton Marcus (Free Trade Zone WWW.cpalanka.org/
Both Workers Union) Aiuret Van Heerden
to a CEO, Fair Labour Association, and abour.html
and Daniel Ortiz and Harin Fernando, Joint Managing Director's of Jaguaiania
Ltd, during the discussions.

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CONTACTING CPA Web
http://wಜ್ಜ-ಗೊ09 E-mai cpa(0) sri-lanka.net
Overal Coordinator of CPA Units: Dr. Paikiasothy Saravana muttu Executive Director
E-ra: cpa_sara (Q) sri-lanka.net
Peace and Conflict Analysis Unit ČO j78Čť P8 "SOf) Kethesh Loganathan
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Centre for Monitoring
Election Wiolence (CMEW) Contact person Udaya Ediri manne
E-ra: cmew () cpalanka.org
Legal Unit ČO j78Čť P8 "SOf) Rohan Edris inha
E-ra: cpalegalôdiamond-lanka.net
Media Unit ČO j78Čť P8 "SOf) Sunanda Deshapriya
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Polling Unit COffäC PESC) Pradeep Peiris
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Translation Unit ČO j78Čť P8 "SOf) Gananathan Sivajothy E-rail: bhasha () cpalanka.org
Our Address 24/2,28th Lane, Off Flower Road Colombo A Sri Lanka Tel: 94-1-565305/6 FEX 94 - 4. - 71 446 O
As part of the ongoing sensitive media repo the Media Unit along of media personnel Core group of the Con reporting project, Visited Trincormalee on 10th October. The objective of the project is for media personnel to come together to obtain first hand information from the field On issues reported in the media and to Critically reflect on that reportage in light of the е хер е г. е п се gained, from the perspective of professionalism and The focus of the Tril the establishment of area, a subject which profile coverage if aroused Considerable to Trincomalee invol
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Ferial Ashraf drew at lack of representatio of the Muslim Commu| Sampanthan stressec the Interim Administr people do not identify Lankan constitution, drawing on his exper Sudanese Peace Pro the need to move foi to these proposals.
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New Faces at CPA
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Máis Wiskur Avergadis joined CP4s Legal Unit
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* Lakmal Raffayeke and Wadesha Jayasinghe of Legal Unit a Kumara of Media left CP4 in the fourth quarter of 2003
 
 
 

if the Centre for Policy Alternatives, Colombo, Sri Lanka p
g project on conflict all parties including the LTTE, the three rting, members of service Commanders of the Sri Lanka with a cross section Army, Navy and Air Force respectively, the who constitute the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) and flict sensitive media local civil society groups representing the
three Communities in the area.
The visit also Media Outreachininco included the LTTE
Manirasakulam
Campo, discussions with LT TE Political Wing Leader Thilak and Mr Kurt Spur, Acting Chief of the SLMM. The visit E aroused is controversy in
the Sunday Times newspaper. The fu text Of CPA's response to The Sunday lines article titled CPA-LTTETRNCO' is available at: http://
mComalee visit W3S www.cpalanka.org/
LTTE camps in the Press Release Sunday Times.html
had received high The "Trinco Mewsletter", a document in n the media and the Media Outreach Newsletter Series,
debate. The visit Covers this visit. (pg 4) ved meetings with
(COBORAION tention to the
of the interests nity. Hon. Mr. d the necessity of ation as the Tamil y with the Sri and Prof. Haysom iance of the Cess, discussed rward with regard
conflict sensitivity.
CPA organised a Public Seminar by Dr Horst Fischer on “International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law- Some Recent Developments" held at SLFI 9th Dec. This event was organised in collaboration with the Weeramantry Centre and the Berghof Foundation for Conflict Studies. More at: http:// WWW. dai lymirror. IKA 2003/12/04/news/2.asp
Vibhasha Presentations
Ms Sriyanie Wijesundera who previously worked with CARE International sjoined CPA in the ညှိနှိုရှ်)လို Peace and Conflict Analysis Unit
* Multimedia Presentations by the Diploma Holders of the Translation ind Diannikka S. Course were held on selected dates
from late November to mid-December

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October De Cee
CPA's Peace and Conflict wherever comparable Analysis Unit was formed relevant from situa in 1999 as a means of of conflict formation further developing CPA's engagement in the sphere of Conflict Transformation.
Peace Unit' focuses on Unitin Focus the protracted ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka: its genesis, manifestations, present trends and Specific activities of tendencies and future Unit include publicati trajectory. The unit also a trilingual journal, F Seeks to interve me im Monitor. On issues O. processes relating to προταησε t:C CC | reconciliation, national transformation in reconstruction and the Lanka a SSS restitution of peace with programme On Et justice in Sri Lanka. Violence and Lessons are dra Win,
Conflict transformati the international sph
The 11th Si
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In Haputhale on the 6th, the problems faced by the that CPA
estate workers and their role in the peace process programm
were discussed and approximately 250 people, mainly
Upcountry Tamil estate workers participated. The 12th
conducte
The seminar also created awareness of the public Mahiyang
rally organized by the Uva Community participan
Development Centre(UCDC)
in collaboration with CPA, to
be held, 14th Dec, to mark 曲
World Human Rights day (10th Peace OUstreaC
Dec.). The theme of the rally
Was Human Rights and the
Peace Process. process sh
(UCDC), was well attended by approximately 300 Women from all three ethnic groups, the focus on this occasion being the Womans role and in particular the nothers in the peace
process.
The 8o seminar in Uva Paranagama, in the Badulla District was attended by approximately 225 people, predominantly Sinhala the qualit farmers along with a few government servants and a activities. number ofNGO activists.
A collectic The 9th peace outreach seminar was held,7th Dec, issues and at the Saraniya Estate, Kandegedara in the Badulla amongst District and was attended almost entirely by Tamil during the estate Workers, young men and Women, approximately 200 in number. Collective
well over 2 The 10th seminar Was held, 8th Dec, in Bandara Wela in fulfillir (Badulla District) and attended by approximately seminars f: 175 people, mainly Sinhala and Tamil small farmers on issues and estate Workers. thereby up In this seminar questions were raised on the role of the peace the SLMM and its impact on the peace process.
 
 

fthe Centrefor-olicy Alternatives, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Or g a n is a ti O in S ,
and Conducting Seminars and tions Symposiums related to and multi-level and multi-track peace processes, and current and comparative situations on Conflict and
pe aCe and Peace advocacy and outreach om in activities among others.
Peace Unit", which is headed by Mr.
驛 K e t h e s h w a r a n ခို့ချဉ် Loganathan, and Co f K ordinated by Ms Sriya nie ey Wije Sundera, works nflict closely with the Legal Spoj and Constitutiona | arch Reforms Unit and the Peace Confidence Index
Study of the Social
Indicator Unit eminar under the project was held,9th Dec, olla, Badulla District Participants requested conduct more long-term awareness Les in the future.
and final peace outreach seminar was d, 10th Dec, in Mapagodawewa, anaya, also in the Badulla District. The ts at this seminar, which was attended by approximately 275 people, comprised mainly W ()լլ1Յյլ Badulla || BN
Ingeneral participants agreed that the peace ould be carried forward and were very keen to hawe further awareness
■ raising activities conducted in their area.
be enriching and
challenging to the participants as well as the CPA team, with the latter in particular learning a number of valuable lessons, Which Would assist greatly inimproving y and effectiveness of future outreach
an of articles on the peace process, ethnic solutions to the conflict, were distributed the participants as background Inaterial
seminars
ly the 12 peace outreach seminars reached ,000 persons and have been very successful ng the objectives of the organizers.The acilitated a dialogue and extensive discussion relating to the ongoing peace process, pholding the CPA's mandate of supporting process in Sri Lanka.
CB
The Menzingen Review.
"The Menzingen Determination and the Supreme Court: a liberal critique" was the title of an article Writen by Asanga Welikala of Legal Unit, published by the Daily Mirror and the Daily News on the 14th and 21st Oct and available online at http://
www.daily news.lk/2003, 10:14, fea ()1.html
SI in news... of those living within the Colombo Municipality vis-à-vis the services. The Report Card team received its initial training from the Public Affairs Centre (PAC) in Bangalore, India. Press coverage of the Release of the Findings of the Report Card
SUrvey is available at http://
www.sunday observer.lk/ 20031026/feaC)6.html
Peace Confidence IndexJaffna Survey
The need to extend the PCI to the Jaffna peninsula has been felt right from the inception of the survey. The present truce between the Government and the LTTE has opened the door for SI to conduct Opinion Surveys to ascertain public perceptions on the peace process in selected areas of the Jaffna peninsula. Since July 2002, a separate yet complementary survey has been carried out to fill the dearth of information regarding opinions in Jaffna on the peace process.
The latest report can be downloaded from http: if W. W. W. C. palanka. Orgf re se a r C h pa p e r s i
PC Jaffna December 2003.pdf

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October. December 2 ALEN D
For more updates on latest and upcorning CPA events, http:iiwww.cpalanka.orgicalendar events.html
OCTOBER
4th Oct Working Towards a Culture of Transla in Sri Lanka' at Youth Council Hall, National Ye Council, Anuradhapura, CPA — Vibhasha 10th Oct Media Outreach in Trinco, part of ong project on conflict sensitive media reporting. Fun by USAID
28th - 30th Protection of Civilians in Arr Conflict: Humanitarian Challenges in South A in Collaboration with UN Office for the Coordina
of Humanitarian Affairs
7th Now A seminar on the inter, NOVEMBE
Administration: A Discussion on the Government and the LTTE Proposals 22nd Nov Project Presentations Vibhasha
1st-3rd Dec CPA was the local partner for a thi day workshop on The Challenge of Public Broadcasting in Asia organised by the International Federation of Journalists(IFJ). Th Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation and Open Society Foundation sponsored the event and participated. 2nd Dec Peace Outreach in Ibbagamuwa Kurunegala b. 3rd Dec Peace Outreach in Haputale in Badulla
6th Dec Peace Outreach in Badulla Town, Uva Paranagama, > 7th Dec Peace Outreach in Kandegedera, Badul
DiStict 7th Dec Vibhasha held exams at Regional Centres for students who followed basic Sinhala /Tamil language courses. Presentations the Diploma Holders of the Translation Course were also held from late November to mid-December. b 8th Dec Peace Outreach in Bandarawela 9th Dec Peace Outreach in Kandegola 10th Dec Peace Outreach in Mapahodaweva, Mahiyanganaya 9th Dec. Public Seminar by Dr Horst Fischer on
International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law- Some Recent Developments“ held at SLFI (with the Weeramantry Centre and the Bergho Foundation for Conflict Studies.) 12th Dec. The launch for the Final Report of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Survey (KAPS on the Sri Lankan Peace Process, with Academy Educational Development, (AED)
17th Dec, Social Indicator in Collaboration with the Legal Unit, conducted a workshop, at the l Compound, to share the findings of a Rapid Assessment on Children in Exploitative Employment in Sri Lanka. (with Internationa Labour Organization's International Programm on the Elimination of Child Labour (ILO-IPEC))
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Wisit EVENTS ATTENDED (contd)
4th -9th Oct, Bhavani Fonseka of the Legal Unit,
attended the Regional Conference on Diversity and
Minority Rights organised by the International
tion Centre for Ethnic Studies(ICES) and the Canadian Duth Human Rights Foundation.
10th Oct Pradeep Peiris and Reshma Harjani, of SI
Coing participated in a presentation to the Donor ided community, , on the Knowledge, Attitude and
Practices Survey (KAPS) on the Sri Lankan Peace med Process. This survey was designed and implemented sia” by SI, in collaboration with the Academy for Education
tion Development (AED). The objective of the study is to build the capacity of the Government and the civil R society to understand the interests,
► 28th — 30th No v, Pradeep Peiris, Nishan Hewa With arana and Shamindra ni Siyananthan of Social Indicator, CPA, attended a seminar at the Univerity of Ruhuna, where Mr Peiris presented a paper called 'Our Sri Lanka" on the Peace Process. ER In the first week of November, Nishan Hewavitharana of SI took part as a survey consultant ܡ ΕξΕ to the UN in Kathmandu.
15th - 16th Dec Dr Saravanamuttu attended a meeting of contributors to a volume on "Spoilers in the Peace Process' organised by the United Nations University in Bruges, Belgium CPA closed for holidays 20th Dec
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