The Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus has sent a letter to the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reform Hon. Wijedasa Rajapaksa requesting that the bill gazetted on February 9, 2024 to amend Chapter 19 of the Penal Code be withdrawn immediately. According to the amendments made to the Penal Code in 1995, even if a…
Unveils a special photo wall with photographs of all women MPs from 1931 to date. The official logo of the Women Parliamentarians Caucus launched. Former female Parliamentarians were felicitated during a special felicitation Programme organized by Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus, held today (07) in Parliament in line with the International Women’s Day 2024. The event was…
It was stated at the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus that Gender perspectives should be integrated into the budgetary process to promote gender equality and social inclusivity as women’s participation in the formal labor force in Sri Lanka has traditionally been lower than that of men. This was stated when the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus met recently (08)…
A newspaper article titled “Survey reveals Girls raped at their own will” published by Daily Mirror on Thursday, 21 December 2023 has drawn the attention of the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus (WPC) of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka due to the blatant negligence displayed by the Newspaper, and everyone involved, in publishing this severely faulty…