The Women and Media Collective condemns the socially-motivated indictments of Thilini Amalka, a 21 year old girl from Wariyapola. Thilini who had supposedly been sexually harassed by a man at the Wariyapola bus stand was summoned by the Wariyapola Police for questioning on the 25th of August. The police, instead of taking proper action with … Continue reading WMC condemns the societal indictments of Thilini Amalka
A broad coalition of feminist and women’s rights networks, constituencies and allies are preparing for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) regional and global review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. A CSO Steering Committee of 16 organisations [1] including regional networks, constituency based groups … Continue reading Civil Society plan to review 20 years of Beijing Platform for Action
Incidents of rape have increased 20 percent in last two years as current law fails to criminalise domestic sex attacks. Source: Al Jazeera Colombo, Sri Lanka – Recent allegations that a naval officer in the northern city of Jaffna raped an 11-year-old girl have cast a spotlight on the growing problem of sexual violence in … Continue reading Rapes surge in Sri Lanka amid weak laws
An opportunity for researchers on women’s issues to present papers and discuss empirical experiences.
The first issue of EYA, WMC’s Sinhala magazine, for the year 2014 covers Women and Religion
The very first migrant SHADOW report consultation meeting was held at the Women and Media Collective on the 1st of August, 2014. Women migrant groups from Gampaha, Kandy, Rambukkana, Kurunegala and Ja-ela reviewed various aspects of Sri Lanka’s migrant women workers to get a better understanding of the situation faced by all women working abroad.
Women affiliated to trade unions in the country gathered on the 31st of July, 2014 to discuss several key prospects that will influence the future of trade union women. Thirty eight members belonging to the trade union women united group participated in this meeting to share their thoughts and exchange idea’s with Women and Media … Continue reading Trade union women meet
Civil Society organisations staged a protest rally in front of the Colombo Fort railway station yesterday against the circular issued by the Secretariat under the Ministry of Defence repressing all NGO’s from conducting conferences, workshops, trainings for journalists and issuing press releases without prior approval. They demanded that the government “Keep hands off civil society” … Continue reading Keep hands off Civil Society
A technical training workshop on programme planning for women’s groups in Sri Lanka was held in Colombo on the 30th of June 2014. With new web platforms constantly emerging Women and Media Collective felt the need to update women in Sri Lanka on the latest technologies that are available online. The New Media training was … Continue reading New Media training for women in Sri Lanka – HerSpace
Action Network for Migrant Workers (ACTFORM), Kandy District Committee together with Women and Media Collective (WMC) held several meetings to carry out the activities of the National Action Plan that will address issues faced by migrant workers while also informing migrant officials on the importance of safeguarding the rights of migrants. The meeting saw community … Continue reading ACTFORM Kandy District Committee meetings