Jaffna and Vavuniya Urban Council Election 2009 – Media Communiqué 1
Download CMEV media communique 1 in English from here. It is also available in Sinhala and Tamil.
Situation Updates
Election Day Violence Update (in Sinhala)
CMEV coordinator Jagath Liyanaarachchi speaks on the nature of violence on the Western Provincial Council election day. He also speaks of the importance of this election within the context of the humanitarian crisis in the Vanni today and the war. For a related video in English featuring Co-Convenor of the CMEV Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, click …
Western Provincial Council Election 2009 – Media Communiqué 6
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Animated election violence update – Western Provincial Council Elections
Click here for an animated updated on election violence and incidents logged by CMEV.
CMEV contact numbers – Western Provincial Council Elections
General – +94112564404 Emergency – +94773273278 Fax – +94114722632 Provincial Coordinator – +94602030462 Colombo District – +94115621886 Gampaha District – +94115621904 Kalutara District – +94602030461
Intimidation, violence and inept Police: A map of election violence in Sri Lanka
As noted in our fifth media communique, and underscored in the previous releases, the run up to the Western Provincial Council elections on 25th April 2009 has been extremely violent. A Google Map of incidents logged by CMEV can be seen below.
Western Provincial Council Election 2009 – Media Communiqué 5
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Central and North – Western Provincial Council Elections – Media Communique 5
Download the CMEV Media Communique 5 from here in English. Download the CMEV Media Communique 5 from here in Sinhala. Download the CMEV Media Communique 5 from here in Tamil.
Central and North – Western Provincial Council Elections – Media Communique 2
Download the CMEV Media Communique 2 in Sinhala here. Download the CMEV Media Communique 2 in Tamil here. Download the CMEV Media Communique 2 in English here.
Ballot rigging, violence, significant disenfranchisement and other incidents on election day
For other maps, including very high levels of violence in the lead up to the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Province election, click here.
North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections – 23rd August 2008 2300 hrs- Media Communiqué No. 7
North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections 23rd August 2008 – Media Communiqué No. 7 CMEV deployed stationary observers in 420 polling stations, 11 mobile teams and 28 field monitors in the two provinces. During the course of the day 976 polling stations were visited of the 1768 polling stations in both provinces. CMEV notes …
North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections – 23rd August 2008 09.30hrs – Media Communiqué No 5
North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections 23rd August 2008 – Media Communiqué No. 5 CMEV monitors report tension on the ground in certain polling divisions in the two provinces. Of particular concern are reports from monitors identifying government ministers engaging in voter intimidation. CMEV condemns the involvement of Ministers in violation of the Elections …
Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu on the election violence in Sri Lanka
Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives and Co-Convenor of the Centre for Monitoring Elections Violence on the violence in the lead up to election day in the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Province Elections, August 2008.
North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections – 21st August 2008 – Media Communiqué No. 3
North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections 21st August 2008 – Media Communiqué No. 3 The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence [CMEV] has commenced its monitoring of the Provincial Council Elections in the North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provinces. CMEV has deployed 28 field monitors, whilst a further 450 day observers and 12 mobile teams have …
North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections – 20th August 2008 – Media Communiqué No. 2
North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections 20th August 2008 – Media Communiqué No. 2 In the last 24 hours of the election campaign period of North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Elections, there were 9 grave incidents of election related violence reported to CMEV from Anuradhapura District. Of these, 5 were reported from Anuradhapura …
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