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Aim at veering the Govt in right direction :
The Civil society of the country was one of the major forces which contributed
to the victory of the current government. Different factions of citizens’
movements rallied behind the common campaign to bring a government based on good
governance to power in Sri Lanka. One and a half years later, the same factions
of civil society launched into action yet again, this time to ensure the
government makes good on election promises.
Women’s experience and knowledge need to be
incorporated in policy making :
The proposal by the Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government to
allocate 30 percent of nominations to female candidates to contest in the
upcoming Provincial Council Elections mandatory, has met with mixed reactions by
activist groups.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera said the Government hopes to set up
special courts to address accountability issues in discussion with the major
Tamil Party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and victims of the conflict.
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