ICNL’s resources and information on Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka
Overview
ICNL is supporting local partners to advance enabling legal reform. Following successful push-back in 2018 against a restrictive government proposal to revise the Voluntary Social Service Organizations (VSSO) Act, ICNL provided comparative expertise to a civil society committee tasked with preparing a more enabling reform proposal.
Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index
The index, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development for twenty years, documents the development of civil society in seventy-one countries around the world, including Sri Lanka. ICNL and FHI 360 work with local partners to produce the index annually.
Resources
2021, Analysis, Asia & the Pacific, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Coronavirus, English, Fiji, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Hong Kong, icnl report, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, News Post, Pakistan, Philippines, Public Participation, resource item, Sri Lanka, Technology & Civic Space, Thailand, Vietnam
COVID-19 and Civic Freedoms in Asia and the Pacific

To get a full picture of how COVID-19 measures have impacted civil society in the Asia-Pacific region, ICNL conducted a ... Read More
2016, Afghanistan, Asia & the Pacific, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Cross-Border Funding, Defending Civil Society, Domestic Fundraising, English, Eurasia, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Hong Kong, icnl report, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, News Post, Pakistan, Philanthropy, Public Participation, Regional Reports, Report, resource item, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
The Law Affecting Civil Society in Asia

Made up of more than 40 countries, Asia defies easy categorization. On the one hand, many countries are home to ... Read More
2020, Afghanistan, analysis, Analysis, Asia & the Pacific, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Counter-Terrorism & Security, English, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, News Post, Pakistan, Philippines, resource item, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Technology & Civic Space, Thailand, Vietnam
Civic Freedom Digest: Trends in the Asia-Pacific Region

In this issue of the Civic Freedom Digest, ICNL highlights some of the key challenges and opportunities for civic freedoms ... Read More
News
2018, Asia & the Pacific, Counter-Terrorism & Security, English, Features, Freedom of Association, impact story, International Norms & Agreements, News Post, Sri Lanka
Applying Global Standards to Safeguard Civic Space in Sri Lanka

In March 2018, our partners in Sri Lanka learned that the government was planning to amend the Voluntary Social Service ... Read More