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
2024-03-29 00:00:00
Statement by the People's Alliance for Right to Land (PARL)
Statement by the People's Alliance for Right to Land (PARL) on the two Cabinet decisions made on 12th February and 04th March 2024 with regard to the lands owned by the state and state statutory in...
2024-03-18 00:00:00
New Amendments to the Act that Provide for Auctioning of Government Forests should be Stopped Immediately
New Amendments to the Act that Provide for Auctioning of Government Forests should be Stopped Immediately Drafting of the amendment bill to amend the relevant sections of the Forest Con...
2024-03-11 01:05:00
Basnayake Nilame of the Kataragama Devalaya illegally leases out Forest Conservation lands to businessmen
Sajeewa Chamara Land and Agriculture Reforms Movement Dishan Gunasekara, Basnayaka Nilame of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya, has illegally acquired over 150 acres of forestland that...
2024-03-11 00:00:00
An Uva Uprising: Farmers Fight for Land and Legacy
Story & Images by Noopura Liyanage Our journey began with a seven hour drive from Colombo. As we travelled, the scenery transformed from verdant mountains to emerald plains bordering the Uva...
2024-03-05 00:00:00
The Peaceful Protest of the Tamil Dairy Farmers of the East
The Tamil dairy farmers of Sithandi in the Eastern province, who uses Mailaththamadu area, are holding a continuous demonstration and a protest that has been running for more than 146 days. Their d...
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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