Praja Abhilasha Network: 2014

Monday, November 17, 2014

Estate people protest for their land rights at Badulla in Sri Lanka

A demonstration was conducted by PA,NAFSO together with the civil societies, NGOs collectively on Meeriyabedda landslide issue and the ignorance at the Badulla Town, in Sri Lanka . 200 people took part in the demonstration. Here protesters demands estate workers land rights. the major demands are: 1)Provide 10 perch land for housing 02) provide 10 perch land for home gardening 03) provide 1 acre land for agriculture 04) Estate workers should be brought to the local government structure 05) Demolish the ruling system which brought by British in the plantation sector (at this moment the plantation communities are under the Plantation management system) 06) plantation people land rights should be ensured.07) provide adequate house (private house) see more

Friday, November 7, 2014

Caravan for seeds and food severeignty

On the World Food Week (10^th to 16^th of October) Movement for Land and Agricultural Reforms , National Fisheries Solidarity Movement, Praja Abhilasha Network , People's Alliance for Right to Land (PARL) and number of other civil society organizations have organized the ‘Seed Caravan for Food Sovereignty’. This Caravan traveled for 6 days from North to South of the country, mobilizing farmers and consumers on three major themes see more

Civil Society Statement in Solidarity with the up country People affected by the landslide in Meeriyabadde, Koslanda in Badulla District

The tragedy at Meeriyabedde estate in the Huldumulla Division on 29^th October, 2014 has killed scores of up-country men, women and children. It has displaced hundreds of families from their homes and has forced them to take shelter in other places. It has created panic among thousands of vulnerable families in the hill country area.
We express our deepest condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones. We share the pain of those families whose members are trapped in the landslide and are considered missing. Our heart felt sympathies are also with those who have been injured, those that have lost their houses and all their belongings and are currently in IDP camps with uncertainty about their future see more

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

The Sabapathi Welfare camp IDPs' Joint Prayer was stopped by unknown persons' intervention on 5th Sep 2014 in Jaffna

The Sabapathi Welfare camp IDPs have organized a Joint Prayer on 5th Sep 2014 around 03.00pm in Jaffna northern province of Sri Lanka, thus the intervention of unknown persons the organizers stopped the event read more

Sabapathi welfare camp people have handed over a petition to the Administartive Officer of the District Secretariat in Jaffna on 05th Sep, 2014

Sabapathi welfare camp people have handed over a petition to the Administartive Officer of the District Secretariat in Jaffna. The IDPs mentioned in the petition that they need at least a basic facilities until they resettle in their own places. at this moment , the read more

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Advocacy program on VGGT,SSF and Land grabbing issue held on 29th Aug 2014 in Puttalam District

Praja Abhilasha (PA) and NAFSO has conducted an awareness meeting on VGGT guideline and SSF Guideline which is published by Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO). Mr.Francis Raajan -The coordinator of Praja Abhilasha Network explained about the VGGTguideline of FAO read more

Awaressness Program on VGGT and SSF were conducted in Kurunegala District on 25th Aug 2014

PA and NAFSO has conducted an awareness meeting on VGGT guideline and SSF Guideline which is published by Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO). Mr.Herman Kumara-The convener of National Fisheries Solidarity Movement explained about the guideline and its importance to the participants in Kurunegala District at Makulpotha. Further , Praja Abhilasha coordinator talked about the importance for the change read more

Advocacy program on VGGT and SSF guidlines in Negombo -22nd August 2014

Dialogue on Sampoor issue in Trincomalee on 16th August 2014

Dialogue on Sampoor issue held in Trincomalee . Fisheries leaders and social activists were present. people of Sampoor are nervous that they feel they might be loose their land according to the present situation. thus the people are ready to voice out against to the present development project which are taking place in Sampoor area read more

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Right to expression is in danger - Protest was prevented in Jaffna on July 15th 2014

NAFSO and PA have organized the demonstration on 15^th July 2014 in Jaffna to highlight the land grabbing issue and Resettlement issue of IDPs. However the government of Sri Lanka used its maximum power and prevent the protest by an court order. therefore we organized a meeting on the same day at the Weerasingam Hall in Jaffna and pressure the government to resettle the people as well as stop the Land grabbing read more

Conducted Awareness program on LLRC recommendation in Kurunegala District

PA and NAFSO has given a awareness on LLRC recommendation to the people in Kuruynegala district. During the program the participants says that they haven't heard about the Recommendations of LLRC and the process , first time we they were heard. most recommendations are very important to implement to ensure the Human rights of the people as well as the land rights. further participants says that they are going to insist the government to implement the recommendation in order to protect the democracy as well as their land. according to the LLRC recommendation
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