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Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical & Analytical Review No. 6

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 Lanka informed of its decision to withdraw from co-sponsoring Resolution 40/1 of 2019, and its preceding Resolutions 34/1 of March 2017, and 30/1 of October 2015.

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Prejudice and Patronage: An Analysis of Incidents of Violence against Christians, Muslims, Hindus in Sri Lanka (September 2019 – September 2020)

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 incidents of violence against Christians as well as episodes of discrimination against Muslims and Hindus are analysed.

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2021 ஆம் ஆண்டின் வரவு செலவுத் திட்டம் தொடர்பான பொது அறிக்கை

இது 2021 ஆம் ஆண்டிற்கான இலங்கையின் மத்திய அரசாங்க வரவு செலவுத் திட்டம் பற்றிய இரண்டு அறிக்கைகளின் தொடர்ச்சியான இரண்டாவது அறிக்கையாகும். செலவின ஒதுக்கீடுகள் மற்றும் வரிவிதிப்புக் கொள்கைகள் அரசாங்கத்தின் கொள்கைக்கு ஏற்ப உள்ளதா என்பதை இந்த அறிக்கை மதிப்பீடு செய்கிறது.

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2021 අයවැය පිළිබඳ ප්‍රසිද්ධ වාර්තාව

මෙම වාර්තාව, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මධ්‍යම රජයේ 2021 වර්ෂය සඳහා වූ අයවැය පිළිබඳව  පළ කරන ලද වාර්තා දෙකකින් දෙවන වාර්තාව වේ. මෙමඟින් රජයේ වියදම් සඳහා වෙන් කෙරෙන ප්‍රතිපාදන හා බදුකරණ ප්‍රතිපත්ති කෙතෙරම් දුරට රජයේ ප්‍රතිපත්තිවලට අනුකූල වන්නේද යන්න ඇගැයීමට ලක් කෙරේ.

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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

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.

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Strengthening the presidency; Weakening the democracy: A brief analysis of the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka

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 being the consolidation of power in the office of the executive president. This article explores the 20A and is divided into two main sections. Firstly, it will briefly set out the background to the passage of the 20A. Second, the features of the 20A will be discussed in respect of their implications on governance and the constitution.

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CSO Sustainability Index 2019: Sri Lanka Country Report

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 of CSO sectors in nine countries in Asia.

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CSO Sustainability Index 2019: Asia Report

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 of CSO sectors in nine countries in Asia.

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2021 வரவு செலவுத்திட்டம் குறித்த பொது அறிக்கை

அரசாங்க நிதி பற்றிய குழுவிற்கு (COPF) வழங்கப்பட்ட ஆணையின் பிரகாரம் இந்த பொது அறிக்கையானது வெறிட்டே ரிசர்சினால் தொகுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

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2021 අයවැය: අයවැය ඇස්තමේන්තුවල භාවිත කර ඇති රාජ්‍ය ආදායම්, මුල්‍ය සහ ආර්ථික උපකල්පනයන් ගැන පොදු ජනතාව වෙනුවෙන් සිදුකරන ලද සොයාබැලීමක්

2021 අයවැය ඇස්තමේන්තුවල භාවිතා කර ඇති රාජ්‍ය ආදායම්, මුල්‍ය සහ ආර්ථික උපකල්පනයන් ගැන ඇගයීමක් මෙම වාර්තාවෙන් සිදුකර තිබේ.

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