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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.
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.
women in Sri Lanka today suffer from some kind of violence, while more than 60 percent of women across Sri Lanka are victims of domestic violence. Women are routinely harassed both verbally and physically when traveling by bus, train or even walking on the street. According to a 2015 report by UNFPA, gender-based violence is
Sri Lanka is signatory to key United Nations (UN) Conventions and International Human Rights Treaties which have committed to gender equality and women’s empowerment. Sri Lanka, in 1981 ratified the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
In Sri Lanka women have, as in other parts of the world sought to use the emancipatory nature of the law to combat discrimination against women, promote their rights and improve their status. In particular, within the South Asian region, campaigns and movements for change through law reform have to a great extent focused
SRI LANKAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK. The legal framework safeguarding women’s rights in Sri Lanka is considered strong by many measures. Yet, the impact of these laws on the experience of women in the workplace reveals shortcomings that may contribute to low workplace participation rates.
22 lut 2017 · The civil strife in Sri Lanka worsened the life of women, their freedom and fundamental rights, and undermined their access to justice to obtain redress for human rights violations.
