June 2019

by |24 June 201924 June 2019|Interviews & Articles

In the 12 years since its enactment, not a single person who has incited violence against a minority group in Sri Lanka has been convicted under the Act; this is despite four major incidents of mob violence against the Muslim...

Abuse of ICCPR Act has ‘chilling effect’ on fundamental freedoms

by |17 June 201917 June 2019|Verité in the News

Taken from - Sunday Observer Image Courtesy - Sunday Observer Legal experts point out that the ICCPR Act under which a fiction writer and a Muslim woman wearing a kaftan featuring the helm of a ship were recently arrested, has...

New fake news/hate speech laws: Are they really necessary?

by |11 June 201911 June 2019|Verité in the News

Taken from - republicnext Image courtesy - republicnext Earlier this week, the Government announced fresh moves to curtail the spread of fake news. The Cabinet of Ministers on Wednesday (5) approved a revision to the country’s Penal Code and Criminal...

Reactions to the presidential pardon of Sri Lankan rightwing religious leader

by |10 June 201910 June 2019|Verité in the News

Taken from - GlobalVoices Image Courtesy - GlobalVoices This post originally appeared on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka. An edited version is published below as part of a content sharing agreement with Global Voices. The photos,...

UN launches open platform to support Sri Lanka’s policy making

by |06 June 201924 September 2019|Verité in the News

Taken from - LBO Image Courtesy - LBO United Nations in Sri Lanka together with Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs, launched UNLOCKED; an innovative and inclusive platform to support policy development. UNLOCKED provides future changemakers the opportunity to...

Experts warn of gaps in disaster preparedness; urge for a more proactive framework

by |06 June 201924 September 2019|Verité in the News

Taken from - TimesOnline Image Courtesy - SundayTimes By Asiri Fernando The National Council for Disaster Management (NCDM), the countries apex body for disaster management has only met 13 times since it's inception in 2005. The critical decision making body...

UN launches platform to support policy development in Sri Lanka

by |04 June 201905 June 2019|Verité in the News

Taken from - Colombogazette Image Courtesy - Colombogazette The United Nations in Sri Lanka together with Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs, today launched UNLOCKED; an innovative and inclusive platform to support policy development. UNLOCKED provides future changemakers the...

Government launches e-Procurement system

by |04 June 201905 June 2019|Verité in the News

Taken from - DailyFT Image Courtesy - DailyFt By Uditha Jayasinghe The Finance Ministry yesterday launched the Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system, which aims to improve transparency and competitiveness as well as save public funds when goods and services are...