Land Rights Activists Honored

Oct 08, 2016

Human rights lawyer, two electronic media journalists and seven groups of land rights activists received ‘appreciation awards yesterday (Oct. 7) from People’s Alliance for Rights to Lands (PARL).

Lawyer Lakshan Dias Vikalpa Website journalist Sampath, Sirasa TV reporter Rumesh , land grabbing victimized and farmers’groups in Panama, Kalpitiya, Mullikulam, Valikamam, Irudeniyaya., Sampur and Badulla were honored for their marvelous  contribution to protect land rights during last decades at the award ceremony held at Lakshman Kadiragamer Centre in Colombo.

Sajeewa Chamikara, Herman Kumara and Chinthaka Pradeep expressed their views on development plans and victims of land grabbing at the event.
PARL is an umbrella Non Government Organization which works in the field of land rights in the island.

Talking to Lanka News Web  Punchirala Somasiri, convener of Panama Lands Protection Movement  said that nation al Cabinet has been taken a decision to return 340 acres back to the framers. But government authorities not ready to return our agricultural lands.

“We never stop our struggle until we take back our home lands,”  he said after the award ceremony.

- By Lawrence Ferdinando - Colombo