_____________ Transparency International Sri Lanka I. II. Governance Report 2014 __________________________ Transparency International Sri Lanka SRI LANKA GOVERNANCE REPORT 2014 _____________ Transparency International Sri Lanka III. Transparency International Sri Lanka No 5/1, Elibank Road, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka Telephone : 011 4369781 Fax : 011 2501 507 E-mail :
[email protected] Web: tisrilanka.org ISBN : 978 - 955 - 1281 - 74 - 8 Printer PLEXTOM Solutions (Pvt) Ltd. No. 198, Galle Road, Dehiwala Design by Haritha Dahanayaka Cover Image © groundviews.org Every effort has been made to verify the accuracy of the information contained in this report. Nevertheless, Transparency International Sri Lanka cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the contents. Nor can Transparency International Sri Lanka accept responsibility for the consequences of its use for other purposes or in other contexts. Contributions to this report by authors external to Transparency International Sri Lanka do not necessarily reflect the view of Transparency International Sri Lanka. IV. Governance Report 2014 __________________________ Transparency International Sri Lanka SRI LANKA GOVERNANCE REPORT 2014 CONTENTS List of Abbreviations and Acronyms II List of Cases IV Acknowledgments V Preface VI Governance; A Brief Overview 01 Access To Information and Public Participation In Environmental 05 Governance; Recent Issues In Sri Lanka Towards an Abolition of the Executive Presidency 14 Education in Sri Lanka: No Marks for Governance 21 Social Media For Promoting Better Governance: 30 Challenges & Opportunities Militarization of Post-War Sri Lanka 43 Sri Lanka: A Review of Human Rights Violations & 53 Religious Violence In 2014. Governance Issues & the EPF 64 What The Governance Indices Reveal 71 Contributors 82 Chapter Reviewers 83 Index 84 _____________ Transparency International Sri Lanka I.