Violence against Sri Lanka Christians widespread; backed by state officials: report

    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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    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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    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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    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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    Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor – Statistical and Analytical Review No. 2
    by |04 March 2017
    This briefing note is Verité Research's latest study on the Sri Lankan government's commitments on reconciliation and accountability. It assesses progress in the fulfillment of 36 commitments made in UNHRC Resolution 30/1, co-sponsored by Sri Lanka in September 2015.
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    Devolution of Police Powers: A Guide for Decision-makers
    by |04 October 2016
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    Devolution of Land Powers: A Guide for Decision-makers
    by |04 October 2016
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    LLRC Implementation Monitor: Statistical and Analytical Review No. 4
    by |04 June 2016
    This report is Verité's latest study on the Sri Lankan government's commitments on reconciliation and accountability. The report assesses progress in the fulfillment of 36 commitments made in UNHRC Resolution 30/1 (co-sponsored by Sri Lanka) and in the implementation of...
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    LLRC Implementation Monitor- Statistical and Analytical Review No. 3
    by |04 March 2015
    LLRC Implementation Monitor: Statistical and Analytical Review No. 3 is Verité Research's latest study on the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). This report is the outcome of twelve months of monitoring the implementation of the LLRC's recommendations. The report...
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