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The People’s Alliance for Right to Land (PARL) is a network of displaced communities, civil society organizations & activists working on land issues across #lka

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The first #discussion in this discussion series begins today with Vimukthi de Silva. Watch the discussion in Sinhala on the

@PARLsl
YouTube Channel. Link below. #parlnetwoksl #ourlandourlife #landrightsnow

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The history of the Malaiyaha Tamil community, exposed further by Cyclone Ditwah, highlighting the long-standing hardships and discrimination they have endured and the still unresolved issue of right to land for the community.

https://t.co/6EnoRyYuxn

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The history of the Malaiyaha Tamil community, exposed further by Cyclone Ditwah, highlighting the long-standing hardships and discrimination they have endured and the still unresolved issue of right to land for the community.

https://t.co/6EnoRyYuxn

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Vijay Madasamy and Vidura Munasinghe discuss the Malaiyaha Tamil community, Cyclone Ditwah, and the ongoing issue of land rights.

Watch: https://t.co/QyND77USaL

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PARL, in collaboration with the Collective for Historical Dialogue & Memory, screened No More Land (2024) on 7 Feb. The film and discussion opened space to reflect on land, displacement, and lived experiences in Sri Lanka’s #ampara district through the voices of eleven women.

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Freehold land ownership may open the door to land concentration and large-scale private agriculture, threatening the livelihoods of small #farmers who sustain the country’s food production.

Read the full statement

https://t.co/KN3asJprSe...

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#Cyclone #Ditwah has caused severe damage across #plantationEstates, collapsing unsafe #LineRooms and leaving #Malayaha families without homes, belongings, or livelihoods.

Read the full statement:

https://t.co/jU3g4ib3ZH

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Many families in #Gampaha have lived in rented houses for decades.

Some still live on #land without deeds or permits.

Land and housing isn’t merely about #economic property but also having a place to live with dignity and security.

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Ensuring the rights of food producers and local communities to their land and resources is key to food sovereignty. This #WorldFoodDay, PARL stands with those defending their land, livelihoods, and food security against injustice and exploitation. #parlnetworksl

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Ensuring the rights of food producers and local communities to their land and resources is key to food sovereignty.
This #WorldFoodDay, PARL stands with those defending their land, livelihoods, and food security against injustice and exploitation.

#parlnetworksl

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Watch Mannar: The Drowning Island with Sinhala subtitles https://t.co/mBunvl8f3P

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For generations, Mannar’s people lived with the sea. Today, their homes flood, nets return empty, and voices go unheard.

Watch Mannar: The Drowning Island with English subtitles: https://t.co/pmJILYf1iu

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For generations, Mannar’s people lived in sync with the rhythm of the sea. Today, their homes flood, their nets return empty, and their voices are ignored. “Mannar: The Drowning Island” tells the story of their fight for dignity, livelihood and land.

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Police assault women and drag girls, priests and other protestors off the street, as wind turbines are driven into Mannar island in the dead of the night!

#savemannarisland

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Mannar is one of Sri Lanka’s most vulnerable regions—scarred by war, resettlement struggles, and now threatened by extractive projects. A biodiversity hotspot with deep cultural roots, it deserves protection, not dispossession.

https://t.co/4sMAidUU6H

#parlnetworksl #mannar

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#Mannar at a crossroads: Protests, Promises and the Fight for #Justice

https://t.co/Bxgz1LvvvC

#parlnetworksl #ourlandourlife #landrightsnow #landstruggles #lka #srilanka

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The two-day protest initiated by the Youth and Civil Society against the mineral sand mining, calling for the Protection of Mannar, ended this evening. As yesterday, today, the public signed the letters to be sent to the President requesting not to destroy Mannar, and leaflets were also distributed throughout the city informing about the damage that mineral sand mining will cause to the lives of the people of Mannar and the environment. Religious leaders, political party activists and a number of civil society organizations expressed their support for the public protest in Mannar today.

#parlnetworksl #ourlandourlife #landrightsnow #landstruggles #mannar #mannarsrilanka #lka #srilanka