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Have you got anything to say about the development drive post May 2009?
View(s):The United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2011. Encompassing economic, social, cultural and political processes, development is a process that envisages constant improvement of both the populace as a whole, and individuals that make up the sum parts of the whole.
The development drive in Sri Lanka, post May 2009, has seen exponential investments in public infrastructure, tourism and urban development. At the same time, this development drive impinges on various rights of individuals, for example, the right to land. Is any development, good development? Whether the dichotomy between what we lose and what we gain through this process is justifiable, and how we can focus on human centred approaches to development, is the grave question which this forum aims to address, debate and answer.
The Law and Society Trust (LST), in keeping with its theme of advocacy on human rights based approaches to development, is organising a forum to be held on August 22, 2014. The forum seeks to promote research and discussion on a broad list of themes related to the Human Rights Based Approaches to Development, and LST encourages comparative discussions across South Asia and beyond.
Analytical and imaginative submissions from all sectors of society, public and private sector employees, students, journalists and those involved in development work, are encouraged, in order to facilitate wide discussion and discourse be it in traditional text format, or in the form of video or alternative media.
The LST is also open to research papers and video/alternative media submissions that range beyond the listed themes. These should be received by July 30, 2014, for consideration to be presented at the forum. The best submission will also be presented with a cash award of Rs. 10,000.
For more details, contact the ESCR Team, Law and Society Trust, No. 3, Kynsey Terrace, Colombo 8.