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LEGAL
AID NEWS |
| 'Civil society
organisations' are the sinews of democracy |
| Friday, 23 February 2007 |
| For the past few years
and more virulent after the 2004 tsunami, questions
have been raised by vociferous sections of the political
spectrum about the conduct of Civil Society Organisations
(CSO's) in this country... |
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| Basic law
in schools |
| Friday, 16 February 2007 |
| The Ministry of Education
has introduced Civics and Governance as an optional
subject in grades 10 and 11 from 2007. The Legal Aid
Commission strongly supports this decision as a significant
step towards the development of legal awareness of
public .... |
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| Empowering
the Human Rights Commission |
| Friday, 9 February 2007 |
| Ten years is a sufficient
period of time to evaluate the effectiveness of a
law. Such review is essential when the law deals with
such a fundamental issue as the Human Rights. The
Human Rights Commission was established in Sri Lanka
only in 1996 by .. |
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| Strengthen
the NGO laws |
| Friday, 2 February 2007 |
| One of the key indicators
in a functioning modern democracy is the presence
of strong Civil Society Organisations (CSOS) often
referred to as NGOs. Complex issues that envelope
governance require the governed or the people to organise
themselves ..... |
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| Internally
Displaced Persons' |
| Friday, 26 January 2007 |
| MANY in Sri Lanka still
confuse the international legal terms 'Refugees and
Internally Displaced Persons'. A few years ago, the
then Government established a Ministry titled Ministry
of Refugee Resettlement and Rehabilitation' which
was a misnomer. .. |
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| Multi purpose
Legal Aid centers |
| Friday, 19 January 2007 |
| The 34th Regional Legal
Aid Center of the Legal Aid Commission was inaugurated
along with the opening of the New Courts Complex in
Horana last week. Upgrading the dilapidated court
buildings is essential to maintain the dignity of
the courts but more .... |
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| Contingency
fees for Legal Aid |
| Friday, 12 January 2007 |
| Some time ago the Legal
Aid Sub Committee had recommended to the Bar Council
through the President and the Executive Committee
of the Bar Association that in order to overcome the
continuing financial crisis of the two main Legal
Aid providers in Sri Lank |
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| Media and
Equal access to justice |
| Friday, 5 January 2007 |
| THE DAILY NEWS Legal Aid
Page will complete its first anniversary on 13th of
January 2007. As country's only statutory legal aid
provider, Legal Aid Commission (Law No. 27 of 1978)
would like to thank in advance the Editor, Ceylon
Daily News on whose .... |
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