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The project aim is to support legal reform in Sri Lanka through offering an urgent advocacy & policy intervention that calls for repeal of the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act, enabling respect for the right to Freedom of Assembly & Association, the replacement of the regressive 1978 Constitution & maintenance of the Voluntary Social Service Organizations' Act to enable the rule of law to flourish. With the project, the partners propose to enhance the capacity of minimum 150 key individuals working in provincial & rural CSOs on advocating, campaigning, & gaining a sufficient understanding of law & legal mechanisms required to drive positive rule of law reform for the country. The wider strategy is to stimulate public opinion of those living in rural & provincial parts of the country, to increase general awareness & to share views at the national level on the deteriorating rule of law and human rights violations, and how they can support a nationwide movement for the rule of law.