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8,000 complaints or around 500-600 a month. Most of the complaints relate to child harassment. Rape is a close second.
Sri Lanka likely to face strong criticism over its human rights situation, diplomats say
Promotions for women cadre in the police force have long been fraught with a number of issues.
Women entrepreneurs from several South Asian countries say investors should not differentiate between the genders of bus...
The downgrading of women and children’s affairs from Cabinet to State level has resulted in disappointed citizens and ...
Dr Harini Amarasuriya will be appointed as a National List Member of Parliament by the National People’s Power allianc...
Though it is eighty-nine years since the first Sri Lankan woman, Adeline Molamure entered the State Legislature, then kn...
A Sri Lankan man accused of murdering his 21-year old wife in 2012 in Montreal, Canada, has had his murder trial dismiss...
This is the tale of the little food shop on the beach that got hit because of events beyond the control of is owner and ...
Muslim women’s rights activists say that the private member’s Bills drafted by MP Thusitha Wijemanna which seeks to ...
Muslim women became victims of the Islamophobia that swept the country after Muslim extremists launched suicide bomb at...
The most predominant human rights violation in all places at all times is gender-based violence
While over 90% women are victims of gender-based violence in public transport, fewer than 4% seek legal recourse, a gend...
In twelve days’ time, Sri Lankans will go to the polls to choose a new president in what increasingly looks like a ver...
One of the most talked-about election promises this week has been Sajith Premadasa’s promise to distribute free sanita...
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The Women and Media Collective, a group of women’s rights activists presented a manifesto to candidates at the upcomin...
Muslim women's rights activists say that although the Cabinet approval given to reform the Muslim Marriage and Divorce A...
A collective of Muslim women activists representing different organizations, called for immediate reform of the Muslim M...
A new website called "Hithawathi" or "Confidante" to combat cyberbullying was launched at the Information and Communicat...
The Center for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), a research institute based in Colombo, points out that the unsupervised process ...
An amendment to the 29 May circular on dress code for government employees states that women at the workplace may wear a...
A collective of women's rights activists said yesterday (23) that women, being a vulnerable part of society, are victimi...
Noting the socio-economic implications of the prevailing situation in the country on working women, a women’s rights o...
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