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WOMEN’S RIGHTS. SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES FROM PREVIOUS UPR CYCLES. In the first cycle, Sri Lanka accepted the only recommendation it received concerning women’s right, to further promote education, development and representation in politics and public life. In 2012, 12 second cycle recommendations referred to women.
1. INTRODUCTION. Women’s movements in Sri Lanka, for over a cen-tury and a half have strived to achieve equality of rights in both public and private spheres of wom-en’s lives, as law-making bodies and authorities are inherently patriarchal with only a handful of women lawmakers, not to mention the colonial period and the laws prevalent since.
17 cze 2021 · “In recent times, a mandatory 25 per cent quota for women in local government was introduced in Sri Lanka. This was a direct result of the feminist movement which invested over 30 years of activism to address the underrepresentation and participation of women in politics in Sri Lanka.
1 gru 1993 · This paper will examine issues of concern to women in Sri Lanka, including women's legal rights, the economic status of women, violence against women and legal recourse, internal flight alternatives and the activities of women's organizations.
This study focuses on gender-based violence against women in Killinochchi and Mullaitivu in Sri Lanka. It also draws attention to protection, participation, prevention and problems pertaining to women who are subjected to postwar recovery processes in the northern part of the country.
Sri Lanka recognizes the inherent right to gender equality and women’s empowerment and places equality between women, men, girls, boys and gender minorities as a key aspect of development. Women comprise 51% of the population of Sri Lanka. Girls make up similar numbers among children under 18 years of age.
the abuses of women's rights and protection for women's rights, why do women in public sector as employees face the gender based violence. Objective is to explore avenues and...
