Verité in the News

    Violence against Sri Lanka Christians widespread; backed by state officials: report
    by |21 June 2017|Verité in the News
    Violence and discrimination against minority Christians is widespread in Sri Lanka with the support of state officials and institutions at the local level, a think tank that analysed data over two decades has said. "The figure suggests that, for the...
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    Religious violence in Sri Lanka has chronic nature: Verité
    by |21 June 2017|Verité in the News
    Religious violence in Sri Lanka is not a post-war phenomenon and has persisted over a much longer period of time, Verité Research said in a report. The think tank studied a dataset between 1994 and 2014 compiled by the National...
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    Geetha’s disqualification does not invalidate nomination papers: Verité
    by |22 May 2017|Verité in the News
    Verité Research argues that the disqualification of a candidate does not invalidate nomination papers due to two main reasons. Releasing a research note, the firm argues that a Returning Officer is not authorized under the Parliamentary Elections Act (PEA) to...
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    Why A Leaked Counterterrorism Policy Has Civil Society Spooked
    by |12 May 2017|Verité in the News
    “It’s not something one easily forgets,” says Ruki Fernando, as he recalls his arrest and detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), in 2014. Fernando was on a fact-finding mission in Kilinochchi, investigating a spate of PTA-related arrests in...
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    The Objectification of Women in the Sri Lankan Press
    by |06 May 2017|Verité in the News
    This post by Deepanjalie Abeywardana originally appeared on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka. An edited version is published below as part of a content-sharing agreement with Global Voices. Sri Lanka’s media continues to deviate from established standards of...
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    Research Director Gehan Gunatilleke on the Counter Terrorism Act and Media Bill – News1st
    by |04 May 2017|Verité in the News
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    Implications for Office on Missing Persons from Presidential powers: Verite
    by |21 April 2017|Verité in the News
    Sri Lanka’s nineteenth amendment (19A) to the constitution which placed limitations on the powers of the President have implications on the operation of the Office on Missing Persons (OMP), a research report showed. Research conducted by the head of legal...
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    Changes to Electronic Transactions Act Soon
    by |23 March 2017|Verité in the News
    Amendments to the Electronic Transactions Act of 2006 that are to be gazetted shortly will boost online as well as cross-border trade by providing greater clarity for e-commerce, according to Director and Legal Advisor at the Information and Communication Technology...
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    Advancing access to information and open government in Sri Lanka
    by |23 March 2017|Verité in the News
    In February 2017, Sri Lanka’s Right to Information (RTI) Act entered into force. The inclusive process through which the Act was crafted represents an exemplar of law-making in Sri Lanka, while the law itself constitutes a leading example of access to information...
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    What Mangala Said (And Didn’t Say) At The UNHRC
    by |08 March 2017|Verité in the News
    Last week, during the 34th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and a full 17 months since Sri Lanka’s co-signing of Resolution 30/1, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera delivered a speech at a high-level segment in Geneva. Kicking off on an...
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