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Online Proactive Disclosure under the RTI Act in Sri Lanka: Ranking Public Authorities
(Colombo: Verité, 2023-09-04)Verité Research developed the methodology for this assessment in 2017 with the support of the World Bank and assessed the compliance of 55 public authorities with their online proactive disclosure requirements under the ... -
Online Proactive Disclosure under the RTI Act in Sri Lanka: Ranking Public Authorities - Executive Summary
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-09-04)Verité Research developed the methodology for this assessment in 2017 with the support of the World Bank and assessed the compliance of 55 public authorities with their online proactive disclosure requirements under the ... -
Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical and Analytical Review No. 8
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-09-09)This document represents Verité Research's final formatted report concerning the Sri Lankan government's advancements in meeting the obligations related to reconciliation and accountability outlined in UNHRC Resolution ... -
Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical and Analytical Review No. 7
(Colombo: Verite, 2022-03)This is Verité Research’s latest study on the Sri Lankan government’s progress in fulfilling the commitments on reconciliation and accountability in UNHRC Resolution 30/1. At the 46th session of the United Nations Human ... -
Hill Country Tamils of Sri Lanka: Analysis of Legal and Policy issues affecting labour and governance structure
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-02)This report examines the socio-economic background and history of the Hill Country Tamil community (HCT) with a focus on health, education, labour and their primary engagement in the tea plantation industry. Thereafter, ... -
Fair Recruitment of Migrant Workers in Sri Lanka: A Legal Gap Analysis
(Verite Research, 2022-04)This report analyses and discusses the legal and policy issues surrounding recruitment practices for foreign employment that Sri Lankan migrant workers face. For this study, the team has selected issues relevant to three ... -
Reforming the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2018-03)This briefing note, on efforts to reform the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act, No. 13 of 1951 (MMDA), is presented in three sections. The first section identifies the key stakeholders in the current reform process, mainly ... -
Civil Society Organisation Sustainability Index 2020 for Asia: Sri Lanka Country Report
(2021-09)This is the seventh time Sri Lanka is participating in the index. Verité Research is the local implementing partner for this initiative. The Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI) assesses the sustainability ... -
Regulating Social Media in Sri Lanka: An Analysis of the Legal and Non-Legal Regulatory Frameworks in the Context of Hate Speech and Disinformation
(Verité Research, 2021-11)This study explores the existing legal and non-legal frameworks to regulate the spread of disinformation and hate speech on social media. The study presents potential implications of the spread of disinformation and hate ... -
Strengthening the Presidency; Weakening the Democracy: A Brief Analysis of the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
(Verite Research, 2021-01-21)On 22 October 2020, the Twentieth Amendment (20A) to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was enacted. The 20A reversed much of the reforms introduced by the preceding Nineteenth Amendment (19A) to the Constitution, with the ... -
Due Process and Preparedness for Public Emergencies: Lessons for Sri Lanka, From the COVID-19 Pandemic = හදිසි මහජන අවස්යතා උදෙසා නිසි කාර්යය පටිපාටිය සහ සූදානම කොවිඩ් -19 වසංගතයෙන් ශ්රී ලංකාවට උගත හැකි පාඩම් = பொது நெருக்கடி நிலைகளுக்கான உரிய செயன்முறை மற்றும் தயார்நிலை கொவிட்-19 தொற்றுநோயிலிருந்து இலங்கைக்கான படிப்பினைகள்
(Verité Research, 2021-07)This study explores the due process implications of the challenges faced by Sri Lanka’s judicial system during the COVID-19 pandemic. It identifies two key due process rights which are adversely affected by the COVID-19 ... -
Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical and Analytical Review No. 6
(Verité Research, 2021-02)Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor - Statistical and Analytical Review No. 6’, provides an updated analysis from February 2020 to February 2021, of the Sri Lankan government’s progress in implementing the ... -
Civil Society Sustainability Index 2019 for Asia: Sri Lanka Country Report
(Verité Research, 2020)This is the sixth time Sri Lanka is participating in the index. Verité Research is the local implementing partner for this initiative. The Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI) assesses the sustainability ... -
Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical and Analytical Review No. 5
(Verité Research, 2020-02)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 ... -
Online Proactive Disclosure under the RTI Act in Sri Lanka: A Monitoring Framework and Baseline Assessment
(Verité Research, 2017-12)The methodology focuses on the online proactive disclosure of the central government. The methodology is based on international good practice and on the requirements for proactive disclosure set out under sections 8 and ... -
President's Executive Powers: Demystifying the 19A Bill Ruling
(Verite Research, 2015-04)The Supreme Court ruling of April 2015 with regard to the 19th Amendment Bill1 has generated much interest and commentary. What exactly are the implications of the ruling and does it or does it not allow the curtailment ... -
Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical and Analytical Review No. 4
(Verité Research, 2019-03)Sri Lanka’s progress in implementing Resolution 30/1 is due to be taken up for discussion at the UNHRC’s 40th session in February and March 2019. The Council will consider the report of the Office of the United Nations ... -
Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical and Analytical Review No. 3
(Verité Research, 2018-02)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 ... -
Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical and Analytical Review No. 2
(Verité Research, 2017-03)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 ... -
Sri Lanka: LLRC Implementation Monitor: Statistical and Analytical Review No.4 - LLRC Recommendations and UNHRC Commitments
(Verité Research, 2016-06)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 ...
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