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  • The troubling lack of compliance by public authorities with RTI Act 

    Talayaratne, Shannon; Weerasooriya, Nishana (Colombo: Verité, 2023-09-28)
    This Op Ed (Opinion Edition) evaluates the compliance of 31 public authorities with online proactive disclosure requirements under the RTI Act. The 2017 methodology was applied to 29 cabinet ministries and the Offices of ...

  • Does the Sri Lankan media exploit parliamentary candidates during elections? 

    de Mel, Nishan; Jayasinha, Uween (Verité Research, 2020-09)
    The pricing data of media institutions reveals that the media discriminates against the democratic process by charging higher rates for political ads than commercial ads, during election periods. This Insight quantifies ...

  • Due Process during COVID-19 in Sri Lanka 

    Weerasooriya, Nishana; Lelwala, Ahalya (Center for International Private Enterprise, 2020-09-16)
    This article discusses the fulfilment of due process rights when arrests were made during the COVID-19 curfew period in Sri Lanka. It briefly identifies the legal framework used for those arrests, highlights the due process ...