Click here to download report Sri Lanka Shadow Report To the Committee on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women (C… by wmcsrilanka on Scribd
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අනාගතවාදී නව ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවක් සඳහා ස්ත්‍රීන්ගේ පෙළගැස්ම Click here to download the publication
A national policy dialogue highlighting the need for more comprehensive policies in relation to women’s empowerment and gender equality was organised by the Women and Media Collective in Colombo on the 8th of November 2016. Women in economic policy, women’s labour and work and sexual and reproductive health and rights were key areas that were … Continue reading Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality in National Policy: Dialogue with Policy Makers
The move to reform electoral systems in the country has generated a broad discussion, particularly around the participation of women in the political process. The proposed Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) electoral systems is expected to use the First Past the Post (FPTP) and Proportional Representation (PR) voting systems enabling voters with greater privilege over the … Continue reading Consultation on Gender and Electoral Systems
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යුක්තිය සහිත සාමයක් සහ දේශපාලන හා ආර්ථික සමානාත්මතාවය සහිත ප‍්‍රජාතන්ත‍්‍රවාදයක් හා බලය බෙදා හැරිමක් සදහා නව ව්‍යවස්ථා සම්පාදන ක‍්‍රියාවලිය ඓතිහාසික අවස්ථාවක් සපයා ඇත. ජනකොටස් අතරත්ලකලාපීය වශයෙනුත් ආර්ථික අසමානතාවයන් දිනෙන් දින වැඩිවෙමින් තිබේ. සෞඛ්‍ය සේවාවන්ලඅධ්‍යාපනය සහ සමාජ සුභසාධන සේවා දුර්වල වෙමින් පවතින අතර ස්වාභාවික සම්පත් විනාශ වෙමින් පවතී. මෙය දුප්පත්කමත්, ජනතාවගේ පීිඩාවනුත් වැඩි කිරිමට හේතු වන … Continue reading Action for a Peoples’ Constitution
TO THE ZONAL TASK FORCE AND THE CONSULTATION TASK FORCE FOR RECONCILIATION MECHANISMS Source: Groundviews Photo Courtesy: 30 Years Ago Introduction We present this submission as individuals self-identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer (LGBTIQ), as family members and friends of LGBTIQ people, and as individuals/communities coming forward in support of Sri Lankans … Continue reading Submission on LGBTIQ Persons and Transitional Justice Mechanisms
Click here to read the consolidated submissions on proposed constitutional provisions by women’s groups. Download the document here
The Women and Media Collective held several discussions with women’s rights activists and groups from over 20 districts on the new constitution making process. The drafting of third constitution since Sri Lanka’s independence encouraged public opinions for the very first time. At this historic juncture it was important that thoughts and concerns of women were … Continue reading Women’s submissions to the PRC on Constitutional reforms