Daily Archives: March 9, 2021

Official website of the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus launched

The official website of the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus (https://slwpc.org/) was launched in line with International Women’s Day in Parliament today (09) with the presence of the Hon. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Hon. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane. Accordingly, the website was launched under the patronage of the Hon. Prime Minister and Hon. Speaker at the…

A Parliamentary Select Committee to look into the changes and violations of the rights of women in this country

The female Members of Parliament have made a request in writing to the Hon. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to appoint a Select Committee to look into and report to the Parliament its recommendations to ensure gender equity and equality with special emphasis on looking into gender-based discriminations and violations of women’s rights in Sri Lanka.…