{"id":2643,"date":"2012-07-13T13:41:11","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T13:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/?p=2643"},"modified":"2012-07-13T13:41:11","modified_gmt":"2012-07-13T13:41:11","slug":"media-statement-on-the-incidence-of-sexual-violence-against-women-and-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/si\/media-statement-on-the-incidence-of-sexual-violence-against-women-and-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Statement on the Incidence of Sexual Violence against Women and Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WMC has issued a media statement on the recent spate of incidents of violence against women and children.<\/p>\n<p>We urge state\u00a0institutions such as the Ministry of Women\u2019s Affairs and Child Development, the\u00a0Ministry of Justice, the Child Protection Authority and the Department of Police to\u00a0act immediately to stop this wave of violence against women and children.<\/p>\n<p>We strongly urge these institutions as well as others\u00a0to recognize that violence against women and children is not acceptable under any\u00a0circumstances. Prevention of violence against women and children is a social\u00a0responsibility. We call on the government to take all necessary steps to guarantee\u00a0that the rule of law is upheld, that Sri Lanka\u2019s obligations at national and\u00a0international levels on the rights of women and children are adhered to, and that\u00a0perpetrators are brought to justice.<\/p>\n<p>[scribd id=99991187 key=key-o16jubdyfu68qxdu0k2 mode=list]<!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WMC has issued a media statement on the recent spate of incidents of violence against women and children. We urge state\u00a0institutions such as the Ministry of Women\u2019s Affairs and Child Development, the\u00a0Ministry of Justice, the Child Protection Authority and the Department of Police to\u00a0act immediately to stop this wave of violence against women and children. 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