Civil Society Sustainability was assessed for the year 2015 by looking at the legal environment, organizational capacity, financial viability, infrastructure, CSO advocacy and public image. Sri Lanka, which had the ...

In January 2015, Sri Lanka underwent its first major political transition since the end of the armed conflict in 2009. The immediate post-war years saw limited progress towards reconciliation and accountability. In such ...

In June 2016, VR released an analysis of government progress in implementing the 36 actionable commitments in Resolution 30/1. This briefing note contains an updated analysis of progress since June 2016.Overall Status of ...

The submission includes a draft brief published by the legal team on the liquor ban imposed on women in Sri Lanka, titled “Restricting the Sale of Liquor to Women: The Public Debate is Misinformed”. On 10 January 2018, ...

The submission includes a draft brief on “The Cabinet Decision to Ban Women from Purchasing Liquor is Unconstitutional”. Women are permitted to purchase liquor. On 10 January 2018, the Minister of Finance and Mass Media ...

Resolution 30/1 was co-sponsored in 2015. It contains 36 distinct commitments that fall into five broad thematic categories: 1. Transitional justice and reconciliation 2. Rights and rule of law 3. Security and demilitarisation ...

This report analyses the legal and policy frameworks applicable to domestic workers in Sri Lanka. The report uses global standards of decent work to offer a fresh perspective on the problem and aims to outline a strategy ...

In January 2014, the Government of Sri Lanka claimed that the implementation of a significant number of constructive recommendations was ‘completed’. In fact, according to the government’s reports on progress, the ...

The government’s commitments in Resolution 30/1 have come to denote the main features of Sri Lanka’s transitional justice agenda, particularly with regard to accountability mechanisms for abuses suffered by victims of the ...

E-procurement offers the government major cost-savings, higher value for money and better fiscal management. By making procurement more efficient, cost-effective, and competitive, e-procurement can create a stronger ...