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Monday May 04, 2026 Monday, 4 May 2026 07:20 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} Yanitra Kumaraguru Verité Research has appointed Attorney-at-Law Yanitra Kumaraguru as the Team Lead of its Legal Research Division, which is dedicated to examining, analysing, and…

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Monday May 04, 2026 Monday, 4 May 2026 07:20 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} Yanitra Kumaraguru Verité Research has appointed Attorney-at-Law Yanitra Kumaraguru as the Team Lead of its Legal Research Division, which is dedicated to examining, analysing, and…

Why it matters

Last month, Kumaraguru led a public seminar at Verité Research’s VThink!

Common ground

on the ethics of autonomous weapons in warfare.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “She has previously served seven years as a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo”
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The Daily Mirror explicitly states she served seven years as a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, and this role is further supported by other academic/professional references.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kumaraguru is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and holds an LL.M. from Harvard University. She has previously served seven years as a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of …
https://www.dailymirror.lk/news-features/Verité-Research-app…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yanitra Kumaraguru. Lecturer in law at the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo.The derivate value of her services, by virtue of upholding the actors of the economy, is clearly encapsulated. However,…
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/wages-for-housework-a-step-towards-equ…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yanitra Kumaraguru. Lecturer in Law/ Researcher. Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. 46 followers 45 connections. See your mutual connections.
https://lk.linkedin.com/in/yanitra-kumaraguru
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Claim 2: “Kumaraguru is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka”
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Multiple independent sources, including the Daily Mirror and a Department of Commercial reference, confirm she is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yanitra Kumaraguru holds a Bachelors in Law from the University of Colombo and a Masters in Law from Harvard University and is an Attorney at Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. She also works with…
https://www.res.cmb.ac.lk/commercial.law/yanitra/
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web search NEUTRAL — Kumaraguru is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and holds an LL.M. from Harvard University. She has previously served seven years as a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of …
https://www.dailymirror.lk/news-features/Verité-Research-app…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yanitra Kumaraguru. Lecturer in Law/ Researcher. Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. 46 followers 45 connections. See your mutual connections.
https://lk.linkedin.com/in/yanitra-kumaraguru
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Claim 3: “Verité Research has appointed Attorney-at-Law Yanitra Kumaraguru as the Team Lead of its Legal Research Division”
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The Daily Mirror explicitly reports that Verité Research has appointed Attorney-at-Law Ms. Yanitra Kumaraguru as the Team Lead of its Legal Research Division.
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Claim 4: “holds an LL.M. from Harvard University”
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Her LL.M. from Harvard University is confirmed by the Daily Mirror, a Department of Commercial reference, and her own LinkedIn profile.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yanitra Kumaraguru holds a Bachelors in Law from the University of Colombo and a Masters in Law from Harvard University and is an Attorney at Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. She also works with…
https://www.res.cmb.ac.lk/commercial.law/yanitra/
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web search NEUTRAL — Verité Research has appointed Attorney-at-Law Ms.Yanitra Kumaraguru as the Team Lead of its Legal Research Division, which is dedicated to examining, analysing, and strengthening Sri Lanka’s legal fra…
https://www.dailymirror.lk/news-features/Verité-Research-app…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yanitra Kumaraguru. Lecturer in Law/ Researcher. Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka.Harvard Law School. Master of Laws - LLM. 2019 - 2020.
https://lk.linkedin.com/in/yanitra-kumaraguru
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Claim 5: “Last month, Kumaraguru led a public seminar at Verité Research’s VThink! on the ethics of autonomous weapons in warfare.”
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The Daily Mirror confirms that on April 23, Kumaraguru led a public seminar at Verité Research’s VThink! on the ethics of autonomous weapons in warfare.
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web search NEUTRAL — On April 23 Kumaraguru led a public seminar at Verité Research’s VThink! on the ethics of autonomous weapons in warfare. Her appointment comes at a time when Verité Research is expanding its legal res…
https://www.dailymirror.lk/news-features/Verité-Research-app…
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web search NEUTRAL — Verité Research | 14,991 followers on LinkedIn. Verité Research is an interdisciplinary think tank that provides strategic analysis and advice for Governments and the Private sector across Asia.
https://lk.linkedin.com/company/verité-research
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web search NEUTRAL — Stanford Report. Ethics of autonomous weapons. Read nextResearch Matters. Groundbreaking innovations that begin in Stanford labs flow freely into private industry to improve human well-being, fuel the…
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2019/05/ethics-autonomous-…
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