{"id":3573,"date":"2013-09-09T17:54:53","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T12:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/?p=3573"},"modified":"2024-09-25T08:36:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T08:36:54","slug":"wmf-mourns-demise-of-sunila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/si\/wmf-mourns-demise-of-sunila\/","title":{"rendered":"WMC Mourns the Demise of Sunila Abeysekera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We at Women and Media Collective (WMC) are deeply saddened at the loss of Sunila Abeysekera, a leading human rights activist in Sri Lanka who was one of the founding members of our organization and an Honorary Director. She passed away on the 9th of September 2013 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>Rest in Peace Sunila. You will be greatly missed.<\/p>\n<p>[scribd id=166980235 key=key-1bhwauwmo9nlxisjbldw mode=scroll]<\/p>\n<p>[scribd id=166980125 key=key-1nmawlasjdylpjczzr6o mode=scroll]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1049.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3575\" title=\"1049\" src=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1049-420x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"storify\">\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/storify.com\/wmcsrilanka\/r-i-p-sunila-1\/embed\" frameborder=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"750\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/storify.com\/wmcsrilanka\/r-i-p-sunila-1.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><noscript>[<a href=\"\/\/storify.com\/wmcsrilanka\/r-i-p-sunila-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the story &#8220;R.I.P Sunila&#8221; on Storify<\/a>]<\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>(Photo from http:\/\/www.1000peacewomen.org\/eng\/friedensfrauen_biographien_gefunden.php?WomenID=1049)<!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We at Women and Media Collective (WMC) are deeply saddened at the loss of Sunila Abeysekera, a leading human rights activist in Sri Lanka who was one of the founding members of our organization and an Honorary Director. 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