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 Wijedasa Rajapaksa requesting that the bill gazetted on February 9, 2024 to amend Chapter 19 of the Penal Code be withdrawn immediately.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…
In 2023, to date the number of women who have been victims of various forms of abuse and violence exceeds twenty thousand. A special workshop was held in Colombo on 08.12.2023 to discuss the contents of the multi-sectoral National Action Plan to address Sexual and Gender Based Violence against Women (SGBV). This programme was held…
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The hand book ‘Know Your Rights’ compiled with the aim of raising awareness about the prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace was launched in Parliament yesterday (29) under the patronage of Speaker Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena. The handbook was prepared by the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus and the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Children, Women and…
A discussion between Hon. Prof. Razwana Begum, the representative of Singapore in the Asian Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus and the Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus Hon. Dr Sudarshini Fernandopulle was held recently. Ms. Vimala Chandrarajan, a Lawyer from Singapore, Dr Ramani Jayasundere, a voluntary technical expert who drafted the Women’s Policy in Sri…
A group of people with hearing, visual and physical disabilities from all over the island of Disability Organizations Joint Front participated in an observation tour of the Parliament today (17). This tour was organized according to the request made by this Joint Front to the Secretary General of Parliament Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera to get an…
Quick reference guide on Inclusive & Gender Responsive Planning & Budgeting for Sri Lanka Parliamentarians ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රීවරුන් සඳහා අන්තර්ග්රහණීය (සියළු සමාජ ස්ථරයන්ට අවස්ථාවක් ලැඛෙන) සහ ස්ත්රී පුරුෂ සමාජභාවයට සංවේදී සැලසුම්කරණය සහ අයවැයකරණය පිළිබඳ සරල මාර්ගෝපදේශය இலங்கைப் பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்களுக்கான உள்ளடக்கிய மற்றும் பாலினத்திற்கு பதிலளிக்கக்கூடிய வரவு செலவுத் திட்டம் தொடர்பான விரைவான…