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

by |25 April 201925 April 2019

The President issued a set of Emergency Regulations on 22 April 2019 in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka. This briefing note explains the contents of the Emergency Regulations concerning the ‘control of publications’, and certain other...

Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical & Analytical Review No. 4

by |13 March 201913 March 2019

This is Verité Research’s latest study on the Sri Lankan government’s commitments on reconciliation and accountability. The 40th UNHRC Session began in February 2019, and Sri Lanka's progress in implementing Resolution 30/1 will be taken up on 20 March 2019....

Youth Labour Market Assessment Sri Lanka

by |05 February 201905 February 2019

The Youth Labour Market Assessment takes an in-depth look at youth employment and unemployment in Sri Lanka. This report examines 4 gaps; skills gap, aspirations gap, information gap and the structural gap, which are used to explain the paradox of...

CSO Sustainability Index 2017 – Sri Lanka Country Report

by |03 January 201903 January 2019

The Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI) assesses the sustainability of the CSO sector across several countries in different regions around the world. Since its inception in 1997, it has expanded from covering 18 countries in the Europe and Eurasia...

CSO Sustainability Index 2017 – Asia Report

by |20 December 201803 January 2019

Natural Disaster Insurance Coverage

by |17 July 201812 September 2018

Despite an increasing number of natural disasters in recent years, Sri Lanka suffers from a limited uptake of natural disaster insurance coverage. Sri Lanka's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are especially vulnerable to the impact of such disasters. While there...

ස්වභාවික ආපදා රක්ෂණාවරණය

by |17 July 201811 September 2018

ඉහළ යමින් පවතින ස්වභාවික ආපදාවන් කුඩා හා මධ්‍ය පරිමාණ ව්‍යාපාරයන් මුහුණ දෙන විශාල අභියෝගයකි. ආපදා රක්ෂණ ආවරණයන් යනු එවන් ආපදාවන්ගෙන් වූ හානියෙන් පසු සිය ව්‍යාපාර නැවත ගොඩ නගා ගැනීමට ඇති ප්‍රයෝජනවත් මෙවලමකි. එහෙත් ලංකාවේ ආපදා රක්ෂනාවරණ අනුපාතය ඉතා පහල මට්ටමක...

The Public Debate on the Sale of Liquor to Women is Misinformed

by |04 May 201828 November 2018

On 10 January 2018, the Minister of Finance and Mass Media amended Excise Notification No.666 of 31 December 1979. It is widely believed that by this act the Minister revoked a prohibition on the sale of liquor to women. The...

Sri Lanka’s economic competitiveness: a microcosm of its politics?

by |09 March 201812 September 2018

The Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), ranks the competitiveness of economies. The GCI score is calculated using two types of indicators: objective (or measurable) indicators and sentiment (or subjective) indicators. While Sri Lanka has experienced a steady increase in the objective...

Reforming the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act

by |01 March 201812 September 2018

This brief is a primer on the ongoing debate concerning the proposed reform of the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA). The brief contains information on the background of the debate, and the key stakeholders involved in the proposed reform...

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