The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka took this up as an issue for a discussion with relevant authorities and conducted a seminar on 17th March 2015 at the HRCSL. Representatives from following government institutions and stakeholders participated: 1. Commissioner of Elections and senior officials of Elections Department 2. A Representative of the Secretary of Ministry of Public Order 3. Additional Secretary of Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils 4. Senior Inspector General of Police (Administration and Election) 5. Commissioners of Local Government Department of Western, North-Western, Central, Eastern, Sabaragamuwa, North Central and Uva Provincial Councils 6. Chairmen of Road Passengers’ Transport Authorities of North-Western, Eastern, and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Councils 7. Representatives of Political Parties 8. Representatives of Election Monitoring Organizations The summary of the proposals submitted by Elections Commissioner and the participants is as follows: To collect information on suitable places for public meetings at district level with the support of Local Government Ministries of all Provincial Councils, local government authorities (especially Colombo Municipal Council) and other relevant institutions. Upon identification of suitable places for public meetings in each district, the District Secretary of the said district and the Assistant Election Commissioners of the district should hold a meeting with political party representatives of each district and educate each party considering their requirements and meetings calendar. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka approved the above proposal and informed all parties to participate and give their unstinted support. 31