The slew of #MeToo sexual abuse scandals that has jolted the humanitarian sector has prompted calls for proper oversight and vetting of aid agencies...
In October 2017, feminism and social media were set aflame with a single hashtag - #MeToo. Most, if not all adult women have experienced harassment,...
Ninety percent of women have been subjected to sexual harassment on buses and trains. But many were unaware that perpetrators can be punished because...
By Nanda Pethiyagoda.
Thanks to the Colombo District Court that was not silent but judged fairly that the injunction brought against screening Usaviya Nihandayi produced...
Rape case judgement & reflections on solidarity actions and struggles for justice in Sri Lanka,
By Ruki Fernando.
On 28th December 2015, the Nuwara Eliya High...
Delhi joins Sri Lanka probe into ‘sexual favours’ for houses;The project is funded by India and implemented through a MoU with Sri Lanka.
The Indian...
(A file photo)
Women’s Action Network (WAN) welcomes yesterday’s (6th October 2015) precedent setting verdict of the Vishwamadu military rape case (case no 1569/12...
( File photo: Sri Lanka police known for its inhumane practices)
While United Nations Human Rights Council was listening to allegations of sexual harassment of...
militarization on Tamil women’s lives in Sri Lanka. Based on over fifty interviews in the former conflict zone, we uncovered a very disturbing dynamic,...
(The Sri lanka National Women's Cricket Team at the felicitation ceremony held at Taj Samudra Hotel on Wednesday 2013. Pictures by Sulochana Gamage)
Reuters- Sri...
The United Nations has called on the Government to investigate allegations of conflict-related sexual violence, Ban Ki-moonincluding incidents said to have taken place during...
The villagers of Vinaayakapuram at Vettilaik-kea’ni of Vadamaraadchi East in Jaffna captured a Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) sailor, who had entered into the house...
Amendments give Gotabaya Rajapaksa powers to sack ministers and limit oversight.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa delivers a policy speech in the Colombo parliament on 20 August...
Image courtesy of Peoplesworld.org/Earanga Jayawardena/AP
Public Statement on the Government management of the COVID-19 response
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis, that is still evolving....
