Sexual Harassment in the Workplace — Overcoming Barriers to Justice

by |31 October 202329 November 2023

This report provides a legal gap analysis on sexual harassment through a non-discriminative lens of gender and sexual construct, which compares Sri Lanka’s international obligations against the national laws on sexual harassment at the workplace. International legislative practices as identified from...

Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor — March 2023

by |16 October 202317 October 2023

This is Verité Research’s study on the Sri Lankan government’s progress in fulfilling the commitments on reconciliation and accountability in UNHRC Resolution 30/1. At the 51st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in September and October 2022,...

Retirement Funds Face Regressive Taxation in Sri Lanka

by |12 October 202312 October 2023

In September 2023, Sri Lanka became the only country to restructure local currency debt by exclusively targeting retirement savings funds, excluding all others. This was justified by claiming that retirement savings were receiving preferential tax treatment. This insight finds both...

English Executive Summary : Online Proactive Disclosure under the RTI Act in Sri Lanka

by |07 October 202307 October 2023

Verité Research developed the methodology for this assessment in 2017 with the support of the World Bank and assessed the compliance of 55 public authorities with their online proactive disclosure requirements under the RTI Act. The same methodology was adopted...

Online Proactive Disclosure under the RTI Act in Sri Lanka: Ranking Public Authorities

by |04 September 202314 November 2023

Sri Lanka falls behind Least Developed Countries in Trade Facilitation

by |21 July 202314 December 2023

While there may be numerous factors contributing to Sri Lanka’s sluggish export performance, this background note highlights an important one that puts Sri Lankan exporters at a disadvantage: the failure of the government to facilitate trade by making import and...

Foregoing Competition to Secure Funding for Public Infrastructure

by |30 June 202317 August 2023

In 2010, Sri Lanka established a unique framework, overseen by the Standing Cabinet Appointed Review Committee (SCARC), to handle unsolicited proposals (USPs) for public infrastructure funding. These USPs inherently bypass traditional competitive bidding in procurement. The report, 'Foregoing Competition to...

Regulating social media in Sri Lanka: An Analysis of the Legal and Non-Legal Regulatory Frameworks in the Context of Hate Speech and Disinformation

by |05 April 202309 October 2023

Regulation of social media in Sri Lanka encompasses both a formal and alternative non-legal framework. The study explores the existing legal and non-legal frameworks to regulate the spread of disinformation and hate speech on social media. Thereby, it presents potential implications of the spread of...

Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor — August 2023

by |24 March 202316 October 2023

This is Verité Research’s latest study on the Sri Lankan government’s progress in fulfilling the commitments on reconciliation and accountability in UNHRC Resolution 30/1. At the 51st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in September and October...

Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor 2022

by |24 March 202324 March 2023

This is Verité Research’s latest study on the Sri Lankan government’s progress in fulfilling the commitments on reconciliation and accountability in UNHRC Resolution 30/1. At the 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Resolution 46/1 on Sri...

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