Revisiting 1915: lessons from a violent past

    Revisiting 1915: lessons from a violent past
    by |07 May 2018|Verité in the News
    The recent mob attacks against Muslim families and property in Kandy is another sad chapter in Sri Lanka’s history of ethnic violence. Now, many are re-examining the past, looking for reasons for why this ugly strain of communalism will not...
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    The Political Culture, Not Facebook, is the Problem
    by |16 March 2018|Interviews & Articles
    Featured image courtesy AP Photo/Rukmal Gamage Organized mob violence against minorities has been a feature of the political landscape in Sri Lanka for several decades. In fact, one could say that it has become part of our political culture. Thus blaming...
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    Lower rank Lankan officials complicit in perpetuating communalism, says Verite Research
    by |10 March 2018|Verité in the News
    Colombo, March 10 (DailyFT): Religious violence in Sri Lanka is widely considered a post-war phenomenon that emerged during the former Government's tenure. Yet recent reports of over a dozen incidents of ethno-religious violence across the country in the past month...
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    On Kandy: How Myths about Minorities Underlie Violence
    by |09 March 2018|Interviews & Articles
    Featured image from Colombo Gazette A man belonging to the majority ethnic group was attacked by a youth from the minority ethnic group. Two days later, the mortally wounded man succumbed to his injuries and dies. Within hours, angry mobs physically...
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    Sri Lanka made minimal progress on UNHRC resolution: Verité Research
    by |09 March 2018|Verité in the News
    Mar 09, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lankan government has made minimal progress towards the fulfillment of its commitments in UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka, a research firm said. Verité said in a research report that only two out of 36...
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    What is triggering communal violence in Sri Lanka?
    by |07 March 2018
    Lack of government action to hold perpetrators accountable in the past has led to a culture of impunity in .....
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    Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical & Analytical Review No. 3
    by |04 February 2018
    This is Verité Research's latest study on the Sri Lankan government's commitments on reconciliation and accountability. The ongoing UNHRC Session began on 26 February 2018, and will include a discussion on Sri Lanka's progress in this regard. This report analyses...
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    Sri Lanka’s Failure to Confront Its Past and Present Casts a Shadow on Its Future
    by |30 November 2017|Verité in the News
    JAFFNA, Sri Lanka—More than eight years have passed since Sri Lanka declared the end of its nearly three-decade long civil war. Since then, the small island-nation in the Indian Ocean has made significant progress. The country has remained mostly peaceful;...
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    A Legal & Institutional Assessment of Sri Lanka’s Justice System for Children
    by |04 August 2017
    Criminal justice institutions re-victimise children. This report details the legal and institutional challenges impeding justice for children in Sri Lanka. The report also details specific recommendations to divert children away from the justice system, and prevent institutionalisation being a matter...
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    The Gloves Are Off: Reactions to Ben Emmerson’s Statement on Torture, Counterterrorism
    by |20 July 2017|Verité in the News
    Featured image courtesy Colombo Gazette On July 14, 2017 the Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism, Ben Emmerson released a statement at the end of his visit to Sri Lanka, where he met with detainees, activists, and the Attorney General, the Chief...
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