Research Outputs: Recent submissions
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A Method for Targeting Information Disclosure to Flag Corruption Risks in Procurement - Application to Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2025-01)In this paper, authors look at how identifying ‘red-flags’ in corruption procurement can work for Sri Lanka. It assesses procurement information disclosure levels on Sri Lanka’s E-Government Procurement platform (www.PROMISe.lk) ... -
A Cabinet that Works : Ministries in Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-07)The role played by the Cabinet of Ministers is critical to ensure that the government functions efficiently and effectively. Verité Research has found that the way in which Cabinet portfolios are designed in Sri Lanka ... -
Proposal for a national media guideline on ethical reporting of women and girl-children
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2025-11)This briefing note proposes national media guidelines for ethical reporting on women and girl children. It draws on the long-standing work of Ethics Eye, which for nearly a decade has monitored Sinhala-language media and ... -
FCTC Evaluation : Sri Lanka’s Compliance with Article 6 - Price and Tax Measures to Reduce the Demand for Tobacco
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2016-08)This briefing note evaluates Sri Lanka’s compliance with Article 6 of the FCTC through its existing policies on tobacco control. Section 2 of the briefing note provides an overview to Article 6 of the FCTC and its ... -
Does the Disqualification of Candidates Invalidate Nomination Papers?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2017-05)The recent Court of Appeal judgement on SLFP MP Geetha Kumarasinghe’s disqualification from Parliament due to her dual citizenship has sparked a debate on whether the disqualification of candidates invalidates nomination ... -
Condemned but not Deterred : Torture in Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-09)This brief explains the recent jurisprudence of the Supreme Court and provides insight into the continuing challenges concerning torture in Sri Lanka. It argues that, apart from judicial condemnation of torture, three major ... -
Ethics Eye : මාධ්ය ආචාරධර්ම මාර්ගෝපදේශන සංග්රහය 2020
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-11)ශ්රී ලංකාවේ කර්තෘ සංසදය මගින් හඳුන්වා දී ඇති වෘත්තිය ප්රතිපත්ති මාලාව සහ, මාධ්ය හා වාර්තාකරණයට අදාළව ලෝකයේ වෙනත් පිළිගත් ආයතන, අධිකාරීන්, සංවිධානයන් මගින් ඉදිරිපත් කොට ඇති මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම මාර්ගෝපදේශනයන් පරිශීලනය කොට, ... -
Diversity Impact on Vaccine Equity (DIVE) in Sri Lanka : March 2022
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2022-03)Covid-19 has shed light on ongoing disparities in vaccine access and confidence among different ethnic groups worldwide. Against this backdrop, Verité Media conducted a two-part study on the impact of ethnicity on Covid-19 ... -
Improving National Budget Practices : Solutions for a Professional Government
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-02)Verité Research conducted a forum on ” Improving National Budget Practices: Solutions for a Professional Government” on the 27th of February 2020 at Hilton Colombo. At this forum it discussed how the government can improve ... -
Backwards in Blacklisting : Gaps in Sri Lanka’s Procurement Framework Enable Corruption
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-11)This brief critically evaluates Sri Lanka’s public procurement system. It highlights two significant gaps: the legal gap, where procurement guidelines don’t allow for blacklisting contractors/suppliers involved in fraud ... -
Proposal for a Governance-Linked Bond in Restructing Sri Lanka's Debt - Version 3
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-02)To address the governance risk to debt sustainability and provide incentives for the Government of Sri Lanka to implement governance reforms, this proposal sets out the structure of a novel sovereign debt instrument that ... -
Blueprint for a Rational Government in Sri Lanka : Proposed Ministries, Departments, Corporations and Statutory Institutions and Their Relevant Laws, Duties, and Functions
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-03)‘Blueprint for a Rational Government in Sri Lanka‘, created by Verité Research and Manthri.lk, seeks to implement the recommendations from the White Paper on “A Rational Method for Cabinet Formation in Sri Lanka“, published ... -
Supporting Land Tenure Awareness - Phase 1 : Lessons and Significance for Way Forward
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-07)The report discusses the main challenges faced by individuals and communities in the North and East and examines available solutions in terms of their effectiveness and feasibility. The report also presents a unique ... -
Sri Lanka : Online Child Sexual Exploitation - Legal Gap Analysis
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2019-11)The study provides a legal gap analysis by examining the legislative and policy framework pertaining to online child sexual exploitation (OCSE) in Sri Lanka. It provides an overview of OCSE globally and in Sri Lanka. The ... -
Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor : Statistical and Analytical Review No. 10 - August 2024
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-08)The report aims to offer an overview of transitional justice and human rights developments in Sri Lanka despite the government’s withdrawal of the 30/1 resolution at the 43rd UNHRC session in February 2020. Verité Research ... -
Gaps in the Guardrails : A Review of Laws on Private Sector Corruption in Sri Lanka
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2025-01)While public sector corruption dominates the headlines, private sector corruption remains a silent force undermining Sri Lanka’s economy. This report exposes key legal loopholes that enable bribery and weak corporate ... -
Online Proactive Disclosure under the RTI Act in Sri Lanka : Ranking Key Public Authorities in 2024
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2025-08)This report assesses and ranks the online proactive disclosure of information by 32 Cabinet Ministries and the Offices of the President and Prime Minister, under the RTI Act and Regulation No. 20 thereunder. Its aim is to ... -
Proposed Beneficial Ownership Register : Two Gaps Undermine Effectiveness
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2025-03)In 2024, Sri Lanka proposed an amendment to the Companies Act introducing a Beneficial Ownership register. The proposed register fails to meet International Monetary Fund and Financial Action Task Force commitments in two ... -
State of the Budget 2023 : Assessment of the Fiscal, Financial and Economic Assumptions used in the Budget Estimates
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-04)The State of the Budget 2023 report compiled by Verité Research assesses the financial, economic and fiscal assumptions, the computation of estimates, and reporting standards applied in the 2023 Budget Speech. State of the ... -
State of the Budget 2024 : Assessment of the Fiscal, Financial and Economic Assumptions used in the Budget Estimates
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-03)The State of the Budget 2024 report compiled by Verité Research assesses the financial, economic and fiscal assumptions, the computation of estimates, and reporting standards applied in the 2024 Budget Speech. The state ...