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උතුරු නැගෙනහිර හර්තාල්, මේ පිළිබඳව වාර්තා කළ සහ වාර්තා නොකළ රූපවාහිනී පුවත් විකාශ
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-04-25)On April 25th 2023, the government media outlets Rupavahini and ITN did not report on a hartal/strike that took place in the northeast province in protest against the government's proposed anti-terrorism act on their ... -
"හිටපු කොටියා" ද? විත්තිකරුවෙක් ද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-04-07)On 7th April 2023, an article published in the Divaina newspaper used the term “Hitapu Kotiya” to describe a suspect who was allegedly a former member of the LTTE and had been released from a court case regarding drugs. ... -
එක් සිදුවීමක්, සහෝදර පුවත්පත් දෙකක් වාර්තා දෙකක්?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-04-26)On 26th April 2024 an article published in the Mawbima newspaper used the term "Malkakula" to describe a minor who died from a paracetamol overdose, which sensationalises the incident. The infographic also included the ... -
බාලවයස්කරුවන්ගේ අනන්‍යතාවය වක්‍රාකාරයෙන් හෙලිකිරීමක්?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-04-05)On 5th of April 2023 an article published in the Lankadeepa newspaper revealed the identity of a woman who had physically abused two minors, including her daughter, for engaging in sexual activity. This disclosure also ... -
Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical and Analytical Review No. 9
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-08)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 51st session of the United Nations Human ... -
Sexual harassment at the workplace: Overcoming barriers to justice
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-09)Report on 'Sexual harassment at the workplace: overcoming barriers to justice'. This report conducts a legal gap analysis on workplace sexual harassment, considering gender and sexual construct without discrimination. It ... -
Order under the VAT Act - Voting Breakdown
(2024-04-05)On April 5, 2024, the Order under the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, in relation to increasing the VAT from 15% to 18%, was passed with a majority of 36 votes. The following compilation of infographics reflects the list of MPs ... -
No Confidence Motion Against Speaker - Voting Breakdown
(Manthri.lk, 2024-03-21)On March 21, 2024, the No Confidence Motion brought against the Speaker of Parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, was defeated, by a margin of 42 votes. The following compilation of infographics reflects the list of MPs ... -
Inside the Chamber - No Confidence Motion
(Manthri.lk, 2024-03-06)This infographic offers insights into how no-confidence motions (NCMs) are conducted in parliament. It discusses the procedure, including the duties and composition of the Committee on Parliamentary Business, which determines ... -
Public Report on the 2021 Budget: Assessment on Whether the Expenditure Allocations and Taxation Policies are in Line with the Governments Policy
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-03)This report will assist the public and other stakeholders in understanding the adequacy, credibility and prioritisation of the government’s expenditure allocations and taxation policies and the extent to which these are ... -
Budget Promises: Beyond Parliament - 2020 End Year Assessment
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2021-10)Due to the absence of a budget speech in 2020, the public finance platform tracked 24 cabinet decisions—a combination of expenditure and regulatory policy decisions—made from January to June 2020. The decisions tracked ... -
රූපවාහිනි නාලිකාවල පළවූ පුවත් සිරස්තල තුළින් ඉස්මතුවූ මාධ්‍ය ධ්‍රැවීකරණය
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-07)On 27 June 2023 Sinhala TV news channels reported on the President's statement about the domestic debt restructuring process. Rupavahini, Sirasa, Derana and Swarnawahini highlighted on the debt restructuring process will ... -
අඟුරුවාතොට මරණය: "රූමත්" හෝ "හැඩකාර" බව අදාළ වන්නේද?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-07)On 23rd and 24th July 2023, Sinhala newspapers Aruna, Sathi Aga Aruna, Divaina and Lankadeepa reported on the death of a mother and her baby. The papers referred to the mother's appearance by using words such as "රූමත්" ... -
හැඟීම් කළඹවන සුළු වාර්තාකරණයක්?
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-07)On 24 July 2023, Sinhala newspapers published articles on an incident in Vavuniya where a group of masked persons attacked a home and set in on fire, which resulted in the death of a female. The newspapers Mawbima, ... -
කාන්තාවන්ගේ බාහිර ස්වරූපය අනවශ්‍ය ලෙස ඉස්මතු කිරීම
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-09)On the 3rd of September 2023, the Sinhala newspaper Sathi Aga Aruna published an article surrounding the death of a female servant who had been working for a businesswoman. The newspaper had referred to the deceased female's ... -
පේරාදෙණිය ශික්ෂණ රෝහලේදී එන්නත් ආසාත්මිකතාවයකින් සිදුවුවා යැයි කියන තරුණියකගේ මරණය: රූපවාහිනී පුවත් වාර්තාකරණ
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-07)In July 2023, Sinhala TV channels covered the funeral of a girl who had passed away at the Peradeniya hospital. The reason for her death was because of complications that arose due to a vaccine that had been administered ... -
How have successive governments in Sri Lanka progressed on key commitments?
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-08)Caption: How have successive governments in Sri Lanka progressed on key commitments under #UNHRC Resolution 30/1? -
Over Estimation of Social Security Contribution
(2021-12-10)Budget 2022 proposed a Social Security Contribution (SSC) tax to rebuild the Sri Lankas Economy from the COVID- 19 pandemic. SSC is charged at 2.5% on an annual turnover exceeding LKR 120 million. This tax is proposed to ... -
Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical and Analytical Review No. 9
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-08)Sinhala Caption: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ වර්තමාන තත්ත්වය පිළිබඳ ලිඛිත අලුත් කිරීමක් සැප්තැම්බර් 11 දින පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සිල සැසිවාරයේ දී, සිදුවීමට නියමිතයි. 30/1 යෝජනාවලිය යටතේ ඇති කැපවීම් හි ප්‍රගතිය ... -
Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical and Analytical Review No. 9
(Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-08)A written update on Sri Lanka is scheduled for 11 September at the 54th session of the UNHRC. Verite research's UNHRC monitor is the first and only platform that tracks Sri Lanka's progress on commitments made under ...