The People’s Alliance for Right to Land(PARL)
The People’s Alliance for Right to Land(PARL) is a voluntary coalition of civil society organizations and individuals, that has been working together against land-grab, and for housing, land and property rights of marginalised commuities in Sri Lanka, since 2011. PARL brings together environmental, social justice, human rights, and community-based organisations of women, small-scale farmers, fihing communities, plantation workers, and civil society activists fighting against the dispossession of the vulnerable from their lands, fishing waters, and homes; and in solidarity with the struggles of displaced communities.
Latest Publications
2025-01-20 00:00:00
It is important for the people of the South to understand our concerns.
A Community in Thaiyiddi has been in an endless struggle for their ancestral land years and Sukumari is one of them. When we as PARL met her last December there was only one thing she wanted from u...
2025-01-17 00:00:00
High-Rise Housing on Estates is the Wrong Solution to Adequate Housing for Malaiyaha Tamils
The Peoples Alliance for Right to Land(PARL) is alarmed by remarks made by the Secretary, Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure, Mr. Prabath Chandrakeerthi, on December 11, 2024, prop...
2024-11-19 00:00:00
Issues affecting the sugarcane farmers in Hingurana
Issues affecting the sugarcane farmers in Hingurana As lands were acquired for sugarcane cultivation from time to time since 1965, a large number of farmers who traditionally engaged in farming...
2024-10-25 00:00:00
PARL Raises concerns to the President on Land Commissioner Generals recent remarks on “Urumaya” program
Earlier this week, the People’s Alliance for Right to Land (PARL) wrote to the President and Minister of agriculture, land, livestock, irrigation, and fisheries expressing our deep concern regard...
2024-10-11 00:00:00
Report on the damage caused by Higurana Sugar Factory
The families who lost their land and agricultural livelihood due to the acquisition of land for sugarcane production by Hingurana Sugar Corporation, those who abandoned agriculture due to the...
Media
2024-03-27 07:18:54
PARL colloquium on land rights
PARL colloquium on land rights was held on 23-24 January 2024 with the participation of individuals and organizational representatives who are working in the fields of land, agriculture, irrigation...
2022-08-24 07:42:35
PARL Statement condemning the arrest of Chintaka Rajapakse & calling for his unconditional release
PARL Member Chintaka Rajapakse’s arrest is illegal and wrong Chintaka Rajapakse, a convenor of the Movement for Land and Agricultural Rights and Reform (MONLAR), was arrested on the 18 t...
2021-09-14 16:22:15
Press Conference - "Our request is that the government use the information already provided by the displaced families previously"
The People’s Alliance for Right to Land (PARL) Northern network held a press conference today(14.09.2021) at the Jaffna Press club.The press conference was held to express our con...
2021-08-09 19:47:10
The virtual public launch of the PARL website and People’s Land Commission Report is today
The virtual public launch of the website and People’s Land Commission Report of The People’s Alliance for Right to Land (PARL) will be held online today the 10th of August from 10am to 12pm. (...
2021-07-22 11:09:36
Live Discussion : X- Press Pearl: Environmental crisis and effects on livelihood of fishing community
(Highlights from the Live Discussion held on 07th June 2021 organized by the People’s Alliance fore Right to Land) Speakers: 1. Hemantha Withange (Executive Director – Centr...
Land Disputes
This is an online mapped database of land issues around the country, their nature and updates on current legal status identified by The People's Alliance for Right to Land (PARL).
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