Sri Lanka lawyers' body and civil society protest demanding resignation of Chief Justice

January  28 2015, Colombo: Lawyers and representatives of trade unions and civil society in Sri Lanka Wednesday commenced a protest campaign demanding the resignation of Chief Justice Mohan Peiris.
Carrying placards and shouting slogans protesters gathered opposite the Supreme Court complex premises in Hulftsdorp this morning at 8.30 a.m.  They say the protest will continue until the Chief Justice hands over his resignation from the post.
Chief Justice Peiris has been asked to resign from the post following allegations of his alleged involvement in a coup plot with former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and several powerful members of the former government on the night of the Presidential election on January 8.

Meanwhile, local media report that the former Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, who was unjustly impeached by the previous government, will be reinstated as the top judge this evening.

According to Attorney-at-Law J.C. Weliamuna, the current government which analyses the manner in which Dr. Bandaranayake was impeached had come to the conclusion that the proper procedures had not been followed during the impeachment and as a result the new government does not recognize Mohan Peiris as the Chief Justice.

100 day activities for the Land rights

We have conducted  PARL[People Alliance for Right to Land ]  meeting on 19^thJanuary. As we discussed we will focus on the following three promises given under the 100 day program within next three months and will try to utilize them.

• Relief will be provided to all those illegally displaced for various reasons from their homes and lands        
• Steps will be taken to provide land ownership and proper housing to plantation workers instead of their current confinement in line rooms       
• The value will be calculated of the housing and land of which residents of Colombo have been deprived, and that will be deducted from the housing loans they are now paying

1.       Relief will be provided to all those illegally displaced for various reasons from their homes and lands

PARL will focus on Paanama, Mullikulam, Sampur, Kalpitiya and Valikamam North (more broadly on Northern HSZ).

Decided to   Preparing a document with the details of the current situation of above  5 cases. 

2.    Plantation land rights (Steps will be taken to provide land ownership and proper housing to plantation workers instead of their current confinement in line rooms)

PARL will push for its agreed position of providing land and housing rights for plantation workers. 

3.            Colombo urban land issues:        PARL will organize a consultation/planning meeting with all the affected communities and other organizations who are involved in the issue in March. 

Five year struggle to find husband, father, cartoonist and journalist-prageeth Eknaligoda

Prageeth Eknaligoda is a cartoonist, political analyst and journalist. He was reported missing on January 24, 2010 - two days before the presidential polls in Sri Lanka.

Several Right groups and his family claims that Sri Lanka government is directly responsible for the disappearance of Ekneligoda but nothing happen .So civil society groups and family members organize the exhibition in front of the Colombo fort in 23 of January 2015.They ask the justice from new government .

 

We have new hope to go our own land

 Last presidential election Most of the North people voted Maiththipala sirisena to expecting  a change.It was happened and He won .Then now people of north asked their own land .This was  discussed during the Citizen from of Jaffna in  19 of January 2015.Then they decided to start their campaign with new strategies

Chairmen of  THILIPPELAI  local government 

2015 Election Manifesto

Good Governance in Sri lanka

Another important independent commissions for real good 4

(Sri Lanka News - 2015Census. 17, 11.00 pm)Independent Commission within 100 days Enforcement will be. The Independent JudicialCommission, the Independent Police Commission, the Independent Public Service Commission, the Independent ElectionCommission, an independent Bribery and Corruption Commission and the establishment of an independent human rights commission Has been proposed.

However, Independently to create a democratic society There should have been two other important areas. The mass media and Education. Already, "the media" instead of "independent public service communities Media "has started a dialogue on the need. But education There is not enough discussion in order to politicizing.

Independent Commissions need to analyze the importance of the LTTE document President of the youth can only published in 1990 Commission report. President Ranasinghe after the second uprising in South Premadasa appointed an independent commission Commissions need It has been emphasized.

13 independent commissions established by the Commission Report That should have been recommended. According to the recommendation of the independent mass media, "the media commission 'should be established. Independent Commission for Education Council should establish three.

The independence of the Independent National entire education sector Council for Education Policy Commission (the current National Education Commission),Independent University Grants Commission and the Independent Education Service Commission should be established.

Any reason or above Commission, the 17 th Not included in the constitution. It is less serious loss. Because Independent public services for citizens to create a democratic community The independent media and education remain a paramount need Because.

How a democratic constitution, but And good governance and to create a society without a majority of citizens In the last election that the dream can be true never close The focus here should be remembered that the Casie Chetty said.

Therefore, to be submitted within 100 days, 19 th Independence of the mass media and education, the following amendment Commission is essential to include 4.

• Independent Media Commission
• Independent National Education Commission
• Independent University Grants Commission
• Independent Educational Services Commission (the largest in the education sector, the public sector appointments, transfers, promotions and disciplinary control of the)

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Handing over a petition to government officials and politicians

A petition highlighting the issues of the fisheries sector, issues of women headed families and the basic issues which should be solved immediately in the 15 villages of two divisional secretariats was handed over the Assistance District Secretary, Fisheries Minister of Northern Province and the president of Urban Council in Mannar on 24 September 2014. The representatives of “ Walarpirai” committee of  women headed families related to National Fisheries Solidarity Movement, citizen forum in Musali and Northern Province Fisher People Unity participated to the campaign.

More than 100 participants consisting of fisherman and women coming from above sectors participated to the event. Campaigners marched to the town of Mannar from the district office of National Fisheries Solidarity Movement displaying the banners to hand over the petition.

 

The Assistance District Secretary agreed to be concerned this petition to the District Secretary and she concerned to convene a meeting on fisheries issues. The Assistance District Secretary will direct those issues to the women officer in the divisional secretariat office to further process. 

Accepting the petition, the Fisheries Minister of Northern Province explained what they have planned to implement in future. He promised to solve the unemployment issues of  the women headed families especially in Pallimunai and Thottaweli as well as he requested from National Fisheries Solidarity Movement to develop a plan on that purpose. The Fisheries Minister hopes to function through the district committees which were established by him to solve the issues of fisheries sector in district level. 

 

The president and the vice president of the Urban Council requested to be concerned the issues of the divisional secretariat domain for the Urban Council. They hope to convene a discussion inviting to the representatives in regional level soon. A. Antony Jesudasan, coordinator of North and East in NAFSO Lavina Hasanthi, women coordinator of NAFSO, Banadic croos, District Coordinator in Mannar, J.M. Priyantha, Field officer in Mannar and  G.V.M.V.Florancy, Field officer in Mannar participated to the occasion. 

 
Some unidentified group always resorted behind the people and the activators when the people were marching to the town and handing over the petition. They took photos and videos of the participants even some participants had questioned by them. The representatives informed to the police about this incident.