Inaction and Impunity: Incidents of Religious Violence Targeting Christians, Muslims and Hindus (2015-2019)

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    Inaction and Impunity: Incidents of Religious Violence Targeting Christians, Muslims and Hindus (2015-2019)
    by |08 August 2020
    Ethno-religious violence in Sri Lanka is a chronic and systemic problem that has continued despite successive changes in government. This study examines the key trends of incidents of violence faced by minority Christian, Muslim and Hindu groups in Sri Lanka...
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    A Cabinet that Works: Ministries in Sri Lanka
    by |24 July 2020
    The role played by the Cabinet of Ministers is critical to ensure that the government functions efficiently and effectively. Verité Research has found that the way in which Cabinet portfolios are designed in Sri Lanka impedes the ability of government...
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    Opening up Trade Data: The Benefits to Sri Lanka
    by |23 July 2020
    International trade data are the foundational basis when formulating trade policies and assessing their impacts. Trade data is vital for firms engaging in international trade to make sound business decisions. Unfortunately, when compared to regional and international best practice, Sri...
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    වැඩකරන රටකට – වැඩක් කළ හැකි කැබිනට් මණ්ඩලයක්
    by |30 June 2020
    ශී‍්‍ර ලංකාවේ රජයේ ඵලදායීතාවය සහ කාර්යක්ෂමතාවයට බෙහෙවින් බලපාන කැබිනට් මණ්ඩලයේ අමාත්‍යංශ ඇති කෙරෙන ආකාරය සම්බන්ධයෙන් කළ පර්යේෂණයක තොරතුරු පසුගියදා ජනගත කරන ලදී. (more…)
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    VR Working Paper: Ineffectiveness of Social Contacts and Alternate Job Search Methods for Unemployed Youth in Sri Lanka
    by |28 June 2020
    Sri Lankan youth due to an extended period of unemployment face a lower possibility in future employment and a reduced earning capacity. As a solution, this paper aims to identify an efficient search method. Emphasis is placed on social contacts,...
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    Open Budget Survey: Sri Lanka Country Summary 2019
    by |03 June 2020
    Government budget decisions – what taxes to levy, what services to provide, and how much debt to take on – affect how equal a society is and the well being of its people, including whether the most disadvantaged will have...
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    Cigarette Taxation: 20 Billion Extra Revenue in 2020 if Indexation Is Implemented
    by |20 May 2020
    The Government could raise an extra Rs. 20 Billion from cigarette taxation in 2020 from the proper implementation of the indexation policy articulated in the 2019 Budget and rational calibration of taxes for all cigarette brands. (more…)
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    Information Disorder and Mainstream Media in Sri Lanka: A Case Study
    by |08 May 2020
    A considerable amount of research on 'fake news' or information disorder tends to to focus on social media as the producer and distributor of false content. Within this discourse on information disorder, mainstream media is often positioned as an inadvertent...
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    Improving National Budget Practices: Solutions for a Professional Government
    by |02 March 2020
    Verité Research conducted a forum on " Improving National Budget Practices: Solutions for a Professional Government" on the 27th of February 2020 at Hilton Colombo. At this forum Verité Research discussed how the government can improve its budget process through...
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    Sri Lanka: Resolution 30/1 Implementation Monitor: Statistical & Analytical Review No. 5
    by |28 February 2020
    This is Verité Research’s latest study on the Sri Lankan government’s commitments on reconciliation and accountability. The 43rd UNHRC Session began in February 2020, and Sri Lanka’s progress in implementing Resolution 30/1 was taken up on 27 February 2020. (more…)
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