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    • Sri Lanka: LLRC Implementation Monitor 

      Statistical and Analytical Review;No. 3
      Mohammed, Rehana; Kumarage, Aloka; Gunatilleke, Gehan       (Verité Research, 2014-12)
      The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) published its final report on 16 December 2011. On 26 July 2012, the government released a National Plan of Action (NPA) to implement the LLRC's recommendations. In ...

    • Hill Country Tamils of Sri Lanka: Towards Meaningful Citizenship 

      Mohammed, Rehana; Razick, Sakeena; Dias, Rashmi; de Chickera, Amal; Gunatilleke, Gehan (Verité Research, 2019-08)
      The status of the Hill Country Tamils in Sri Lanka demonstrates that granting formal citizenship to stateless communities alone is inadequate in addressing the structural discrim-ination and historical marginalisation ...

    • Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index 2018 for Asia: Sri Lanka Country Report 

      Razick, Sakeena; Amarasiri, Sierra; Lelwala, Ahalya (FHi360, 2019-12)
      Overall CSO sustainability improved marginally in 2018 with Sri Lanka receiving a score of 4.5. Two dimensions of sustainability experienced deterioration during the year. The legal environment worsened as a result of ...

    • Sri Lanka: LLRC Implementation Monitor: Constructive Recommendations - Statistical and Analytical Review No.2 

      LLRC;02
      Legal Team       (Verité Research, 2014-03)
      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 ...

    • Sri Lanka: LLRC Implementation Monitor - Statistical and Analytical Review No.1 

      LLRC;01
      de Mel, Nishan; Gunatilleke, Gehan       (Verité Research, 2012-11)
      The foregoing analysis has resulted in several key findings that could contribute to ongoing efforts to implement the recommendations of the LLRC. These findings also reflect on how comprehensive and effective the NPA is, ...

    • Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index 2015 for Asia: Sri Lanka Country Report 

      MSI;02
      Legal Team       (Verité Research, 2015)
      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 ...

    • Devolution of Police Powers: A Guide for Decision-makers 

      Logeswaran, K.C.; Thamilmaran, V.T.; Corea, Viran; Anketell, Niran; Wirithamulla, Galusha; Nathaniel, Vidya (Verite Research, 2016-10)
      In 1987, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was passed in order to devolve powers to Provincial Councils, as a step towards solving the ethnic conflict. The scheme of devolution under the 13th Amendment sought to divide ...

    • A Legal and Institutional Assessment of Sri Lanka's Justice System for Children 

      Esufally, Sabrina; Gunatilleke, Gehan; Corea, Harindrini (Verité Research, 2017-08)
      Justice for children encompasses legislation, policies, procedures and mechanisms specifically applicable to children who are victims (and witnesses) of crime and children in conflict with the law. UNICEF commissioned a ...

    • Devolution of Land Powers: A Guide for Decision-makers 

      Fernando, Austin; Wickramaratne P.C., Jayampathy; Jayawardena, O.C.; Anketell, Niran; Wirithamulla, Galusha (Verite Research, 2016)
      This is a practical guide for decision-makers on devolving land powers in Sri Lanka. It is meant to help comprehend the complex and sometimes contradictory provisions in relation to the devolution of powers over land. ...

    • E-Government Procurement: Enabling Business through Efficient Systems 

      Mohammed, Rehana; Legal Team (Verité Research, 2017-01)
      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 ...

    • The Limits of the Presidential Portfolio and its Implications for the Office on Missing Persons 

      Esufally, Sabrina (Verité Research, 2017-02)
      The Nineteenth Amendment (19A) to the Constitution placed limitations on the powers of the Executive President. This briefing note will examine these limitations in the context of the President’s powers to assign subjects ...

    • The National Involuntary Resettlement Policy: Dispelling Misconceptions and Assessing Compliance 

      Gunatilleke, Gehan; Nathaniel, Vidya (Verité Research, 2014-09)
      Development induced displacement takes place mainly through the formal acquisition of private lands. At present, the Land Acquisition Act, No. 9 of 1950 (LAA) governs acquisition of land in Sri Lanka. This law authorises ...

    • Right To Information: Discourse and Compliance in Sri Lanka 

      Esufally, Sabrina; Ferroggiaro, William (Verité Research, 2017-06)
      This briefing paper discusses the process through which the RTI Act was drafted and enacted, and recommends strategies to ensure better compliance. It is presented in three sections. The first section chronicles the drafting ...

    • 19th Amendment: The Wins, the Losses and the In-betweens 

      Gunatilleke, Gehan; de Mel, Nishan (Verité Research, 2015-06)
      This research brief seeks to provide an insight into how the final outcome of 19A fulfils the key expectations of democratising and depoliticising governance. The enactment of 19A is certainly a watershed event in Sri ...

    • Sri Lanka: Domestic Workers, An Analysis of the Legal and Policy Framework 

      Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Report;No. 1
      Legal Team       (Colombo, Verite Research Pvt. Ltd., 2015-03)
      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 ...

    • Explaining Sri Lanka’s New Emergency Regulations on ‘Publication’ 

      Gunatilleke, Gehan (2019-04-25)
      Sri Lanka’s president issued a new set of Emergency Regulations on 22 April 2019. This note explains the contents of Emergency Regulation 15, which concerns the ‘control of publications’, and certain other regulations ...