Due Process and Preparedness for Public Emergencies: Lessons for Sri Lanka, From the COVID -19 Pandemic

due process and preparedness for public emergencies in sri lanka
Due Process and Preparedness for Public Emergencies: Lessons for Sri Lanka, From the COVID -19 Pandemic
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Verité Research's latest 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 restrictions, namely the right to...
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Reviewing the Data Dissemination Practices of Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics
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In 2014 a data dissemination policy was introduced by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) in Sri Lanka. The DCS is the primary agency responsible for the collection, compilation and dissemination of official statistics. (more…)
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Privatisation of Public Data: Sri Lanka Customs as a Case in Point
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International trade data is a public good. Yet, SLC's data dissemination policy is currently at odds with seeing the trade data it collects as a public good. (more…)
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sri lanka's gender gap insights mar 2021
Reducing the Gap in Understanding Sri Lanka’s Gender Gap
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Sri Lanka recorded the largest ranking decline of 89 places in the Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) from its introduction in 2006 to 2019/20. (more…)
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Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical & Analytical Review No. 6
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This is Verité Research's latest study on the Sri Lanka government's progress in fulfilling the commitments on reconciliation and accountability in UNHRC Resolution 30/1. At the 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in February 2020, Sri...
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Prejudice and Patronage: An Analysis of Incidents of Violence against Christians, Muslims, Hindus in Sri Lanka (September 2019 – September 2020)
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Ethno-religious violence is an enduring feature of Sri Lanka history regardless of changes to the country's political leadership. This study offers insights in key trends and drivers of religious violence from September 2019 to September 2020. A total of 63...
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Briefing Note: Navigating Sri Lanka’s Debt
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The published information on debt underestimates Sri Lanka’s overall external public debt burden and its distribution amongst external lenders. This problem arises because Sri Lanka’s reporting of external debt is limited to debt held directly by the central government and excludes debt held by state-owned enterprises (SOEs). This reporting problem is especially evident when estimating Sri Lanka’s overall debt obligations to China, since much of...
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Public Report on the 2021 Budget: Assessment on whether the expenditure allocations and taxation policies are in line with the government’s policy
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This is the second report in a series of two reports on Sri Lanka's central government budget for the year 2021. The report assesses whether the expenditure allocations and taxation policies are in line with the government's policy. (more…)
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Strengthening the presidency; Weakening the democracy: A brief analysis of the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
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On 22 October 2020, the Twentieth Amendment (20A) to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was enacted.[i] The 20A reversed much of the reforms introduced by the preceding Nineteenth Amendment (19A) to the Constitution, with the primary effect of the 20A...
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CSO Sustainability Index 2019: Sri Lanka Country Report
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The 2019 Civil Society Organization (CSO) Sustainability Index for Asia was published in December this year. This index has been assessing the civil society sector in Sri Lanka since 2014. The sixth edition of the Index reports on the state...
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