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.
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2021-09-27 16:36:13
[ Infographics]People's struggle to return home: Mullikulam,Mannar - GoSL, WHERE IS THE LAND RELEASE YOU PROMISED THE PEOPLE?
Mullikulam is a coastal fishing village in South Mannar. The villagers were displaced on the 8th of September 2007 (initially displaced in 1990 and resettled in 2003), when they were evacuated by t...
2021-09-17 12:11:06
Request for a transparent process with adequate time period to provide information on military occupation of private land in the Jaffna District [Letter by PARL Northern Regional Network]
17th September, 2021 Mr. Kanapathypillai Mahesan, Government Agent, District Secretariat, Jaffna Rgrd: Request for a more transparent process with adequate time perio...
2021-09-16 12:56:58
[Part1 -Dispossession ] - People's Land Commission report summary
From today, a summary of the People's Land Commission Report will be published daily in as a series of articles in English, Sinhala and Tamil. This is the first article of the series. What...
2021-09-15 09:16:26
The People’s Land Commission: An Introduction
The People’s Land Commission: An Introduction Motive Access and control of land not only reinforces economic stability, but is also a symbolic representation of a person’s dignity a...
2021-08-09 20:02:17
The People’s Land Commission Report is now online
The People’s Land Commission was initiated with the objective of studying the many problems and consequential impacts faced by communities as a result of existing land policies, land la...
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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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