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Groundviews (Sri Lanka)

Groundviews is a Sri Lankan citizen journalism website. It provides a space to discuss issues relating to human rights, democracy and corruption, political ethics in Sri Lanka. In the past this has included reports, photos and comment on elections and presidential elections in Sri Lanka. They have included interesting examples of on the ground reports from citizens, including twitter and web 2.0 features. http://www.groundviews.org/

 

Vikalpa

Vikalpa is a citizen journalism initiative of the Centre for Policy Alternatives Sri Lanka. It aims to provide a space where democracy and governance in Sri Lanka can be explored by citizens in a variety of languages including Sinhala and Tamil. Users can consult videos, audio files and comment which have been contributed. They include materials relating to corruption, presidential and parliamentary elections, democracy and civil liberties in Sri Lanka. it is possible to browse by region. http://vikalpa.org/

Elections And Electoral Violence. Sri Lanka

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Peoples Action for Fair and Free Elections (Sri Lanka)

PAFFREL is a network of grassroots organisations which was founded in 1988 to campaign for fair and free elections in Sri Lanka. Its website provides information on the aims of the organisation, its membership and activities. It includes press releases and some reports on the state of democracy and the electoral system in Sri Lanka. It is possible to access reports on political violence during recent parliamentary, local government and presidential elections. Also accessible are some reports on its broader election monitoring activities in Bangladesh and Pakistan. http://www.paffrel.lk/

Department of Elections, Sri Lanka

This is the official website of the Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. It provides access to information on parliamentary and presidential election administration in the region. This includes an outline of the electoral process, listing of registered political parties, information on electoral procedure and legislation. Also provided are recent press releases relating to recent and forthcoming general and local elections in Sri Lanka plus some historical data on results dating tfrom 1947 to the present day. All information is offered in English. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/

Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (Sri Lanka)

The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) was formed in 1997 by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Coalition against Political Violence as an independent and non-partisan organisation to monitor the incidence of election related violence in Sri Lanka. Its blog provides access to recent press releases, reports, podcasts and comment on presidential and parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka. It includes election observation monitoring reports, plus maps and accounts of recent instances of human rights abuses and political violence. There are links to other human rights/ civil liberties monitoring organisations in the region. http://cmev.wordpress.com/

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Sri Lanka: War And Peace. UK Parliament

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War and peace in Sri Lanka (PDF; 2.2 MB)
Source: UK Parliament, House of Commons Library

This paper provides a brief historical and social survey of Sri Lanka, including the origins of the conflict between the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. It then gives an account of developments since 2002, when a ceasefire was agreed, raising hopes that there might be a peaceful resolution of the conflict. The paper surveys the stance taken by the international community on the conflict, the military capabilities of the Sri Lankan military, and aid and development issues. It also considers Sri Lanka’s future prospects, including assessing how real the military victory claimed by the Government is and whether genuine political and constitutional reforms are likely to be introduced.

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Tamil Tigers And Sri Lanka

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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (aka Tamil Tigers) (Sri Lanka, Separatists)

Background about the "Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), also known as the Tamil Tigers, ... a separatist group in Sri Lanka. For the past thirty years, the LTTE have been agitating for a homeland for ethnic Tamils, who feel persecuted by Sri Lanka's ethnic majority, the Sinhalese." Discusses LTTE terrorist attacks (such as suicide bombing), status of recent peace efforts, and LTTE ties to other terrorist groups. From the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Annotation copyright LII.ORG
 
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South Asia terrorism portal
The South Asia terrorism portal(SATP) is a project of the Institute for Conflict Management, India. It aims to provide access to data, commentary and analysis on current sectarian violence, wars and terrorism in South Asia. The principal countries covered are: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal. The site offers weekly updates on security and terrorisnm in South Asia. The latter assess the level of terrorist threats and highlight the main groups responsible. Also accessible are a selection of full-text government reports, statements and legislation from South Asian nations and some international anti terrorist conventions. A further section offers bibliographies of articles and books for further reading.
http://www.satp.org/
 
State of permanent crisis: constitutional government, fundamental rights and states of emergency in Sri Lanka
This site provides free acces to the full text of a book by Asanga Welikala which was published in 2008 by Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) Colombo. ISBN 978‐955‐1655‐50‐1. The 265 page book discusses the history and impact of the use of States of Emergency powers in Sri Lanka. This includes discussion of the nature and use of anti-terrorism measures and their impact upon civil liberties and human rights in Sri Lanka since the 1950s. Background is provided on concepts relating to powers of emergency in a legal and constitutional context.
http://www.southasia.fnst.org/files/389/Manuscript_-_States_of_Emergency__3
 

Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA)
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) was founded in 1996. It is based in Sri Lanka and seeks to strengthen civil society and engage in conflict resolution in the region. Its main areas of expertise are: Legal and Constitutional reform , Media monitoring, Conflict and Peace building, election monitoring. Its website provides detailed information on the aims of the organisation and its work. It includes free access to recent press releases, plus articles, speeches, data from public opinion poll surveys and full-text research papers. These include materials relating to the Sri Lanka civil war, Tamil Tigers and election monitoring reports from Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV), the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Coalition Against Political Violence. Most materials are from 2004 to date.
http://www.cpalanka.org

Sri Lanka : Human Security Gateway resources
The Human Security gateway is a joint project of the Human Security report project and School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver. It aims to provide researchers with a searchable database of links to key websites, full-text reports, journal articles, news items and fact sheets relating to human security worldwide. Human security is defined as the protection of individuals from wars, civil wars and violence. It website enables users to search or browse by country or topic. Topics covered include: peace keeping operations, children and armed conflict, international humanitarian law, gender and security and refugees. Each resource has an added description of content. The section on Sri Lanka includes papers relating to the civil war, peace negotiations with the Tamil Tigers and human rights situation.
http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/browse.php?By=REGION&Selection=155

TamilNet
TamilNet is a news service which reports on issues relating to the Tamil people of Sri lanka. It includes extensive coverage of the Sri Lankan civil war, ethnic conflict and peace negotiations from a Tamil perspective. Other key areas include: economic, political and social development in Sri Lanka.The site includes recent and archived news stories (dating from 1997 onwards), maps of Sri Lanka, photographs and political cartoons.
http://www.tamilnet.com

Peace Secretariat of the Tamil Tigers of Tamil Eelam
This is a body of the Tamil Tigers which supports the political aims of the Tamil Tigers and seeks to support the ceasefire in the civil war in Sri Lanka. The website provides information on the aims, organisations and activities of the body. It includes press releases and speeches from Tamil leaders. Also included are news stories and background on the civil war from a Tamil perspective. Most are archived from 2003 onwards.
http://www.ltteps.org/

Peace in Sri Lanka
This is the official website of the Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Peace Process (Sri Lanka). It was established in 2002 in order to implement the ceasefire agreement between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tigers. It provides access to background information on the conflict from a Sri Lankan government perspective. This includes a time line of events, maps and access to the full-text of any peace agreements made. Also available are recent press releases and news stories relating to the peace process.
http://www.peaceinsrilanka.org/Default.asp

Sri Lanka: States Of Emergency And Civil Rights

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State of permanent crisis: constitutional government, fundamental rights and states of emergency in Sri Lanka
This site provides free acces to the full text of a book by Asanga Welikala which was published in 2008 by Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) Colombo. ISBN 978‐955‐1655‐50‐1. The 265 page book discusses the history and impact of the use of States of Emergency powers in Sri Lanka. This includes discussion of the nature and use of anti-terrorism measures and their impact upon civil liberties and human rights in Sri Lanka since the 1950s. Background is provided on concepts relating to powers of emergency in a legal and constitutional context. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.southasia.fnst.org/files/389/Manuscript_-_States_of_Emergency__30.10.

Sri Lanka: Satellite Maps Of Natural Disasters And Conflict

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Sri Lanka: UNOSAT maps
UNOSAT is a specialist programme of the United Nations which offers access to satellite images, maps and Information System (GIS) services. These are an excellent resource for humanitarian relief, disaster prevention and post conflict reconstruction. This collection features satellite images of the Sri Lanka. They include maps showing flood damage in 2006, other natural disasters (from the mid 1990s) onwards and regions effected by conflict in 2009. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website. From Intute.ac.uk
http://unosat.web.cern.ch/unosat/asp/prod_free.asp?id=32

South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG)

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South Asia Analysis Group The South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG) is an independent think tank which specialises in research relating to regional security in South Asia. Key areas of concern include the foreign and security policy of India and Pakistan, nuclear weapons crises, conflict in Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Iraq and the fight against terrorism. The web site provides information on the purpose of the group and its current activities. It includes access to many of its full text papers and articles.
http://www.saag.org