The Speaker announces to the Parliament the Supreme Court decision on the petition against the amendment proposed to the Local Government Ordinance by Jayantha Katagoda MP. Today (8th August), the Speaker announced to the parliament the decision of the Supreme Court on the petition filed by PAFFREL and several other parties against
The People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) and the March 12 Movement launched a social media competition in Sri Lanka which seeks to "create an online space for people's voiced on democracy to be heard." The "Democracy In Our Language" social media competition invited the public to create and share
ANFREL members People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) and Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) have put up special units where electoral stakeholders can report election-related violence and violations in Sri Lanka. PAFFREL set up a Special Election Complaints Unit where voters can submit complaints about violation of election laws
The Asia Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) and members People's Action for Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL) and Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) filed a joint submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the fourth periodic report of Sri Lanka at the 42nd session of the Universal Periodic Review
The People's Action for Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL) conducted a series of discussions with district coordinators and observers from Kurunegala, Puttalam, Kandy, Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya, Matale in Sri Lanka to review local and international guidelines to develop an election observation handbook. Mr. Jayantha Dehiaththage led the discussions.
PAFFREL is paying strict attention to the death of a youth and the significant number of people injured due to the police firing during the public unrest in Rambukkana yesterday (19th April). These protestors were not engaged in an anti-government struggle, but as participants in a campaign to ensure that they were
Described as "the most peaceful and free election held since 1982," the People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) in Sri Lanka said in the interim report of their observation of the 16 November 2019 Presidential Election. PAFFREL, however, said in the report published on 27 December 2019 that "this year's
Election Day Statement by PAFFREL - September 21st, 2013 The polls for the provincial council elections in the Central, North Western and Northern provinces closed at 4 pm today and were generally peaceful. Polling took place in eight electoral districts in the three provinces based on the 2012 electoral register in which a
PAFFREL Election Day Report Elections to Three Provincial Councils on 08.09.2012 The elections to provincial councils in the Eastern, North Central and Sabaragamuwa took place on Saturday, September 8, 2012. People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) election observers observed the polls with close to 85 percent coverage with both mobile and
PAFFREL Pre-Election Incident Tracking, categorized by type and by province, for the Sri Lankan Provincial Council Elections held in 3 Provinces
PAFFREL : PEOPLE'S ACTION FOR FREE & FAIR ELECTIONS To the Secretaries of all Political Parties/ Nomination Committees Selection of Candidates for upcoming Provincial Council Election We hope your party has already started the selection process of candidates who will be contesting for the upcoming Provincial Council election...