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Click here to download the Tamil report    Sri Lanka Report on Ethno-religious Nationalism and SRHR by wmcsrilanka on Scribd

This is the fiftieth anniversary issue of the Options magazine which has been based on the theme Sexual Rights and Reproductive Health and Rights. You can read the Options magazine online or click here to download it in a PDF format. OPTIONS (50) 2016 by wmcsrilanka on Scribd

The struggle for supporting and strengthening women’s human rights in the political, social and economical spheres is far from over. In Sri Lanka for instance various forms of discrimination and violence against women in private and public life continues to undermine the gains made in achieving relatively high social development indicators for women and girls. … Continue reading IWD 2016: Strengthening and Protecting the rights of women in Sri Lanka through the new constitution

Source: ScienceDev.net [COLOMBO] Sri Lanka has made significant progress on maternal and child health but falls short on critical health services for vulnerable women, sexual minorities, the country’s at-risk population and those who live in former conflict areas, say the authors of a country profile on sexual and reproductive health. This two-part report on Universal … Continue reading Gaps in Sri Lanka’s reproductive health profile – ScienceDev.net

The Women and Media Collective (WMC) recently launched the Country Profiles on Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Health Services during a national policy dialogue on Friday 4th December at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies. The event brought together nearly 70 participants from the government, civil society, UN … Continue reading Policy dialogue and launch of SRR and SRH Country Profiles

The Country Profile on Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Rights identifies that Sri Lanka has broad policies and legislation in place that cover most women’s health, family health and reproductive health concerns. It discusses some key domestic policies and legislation in place to ensure the implementation of international conventions and domestic goals locally. It … Continue reading Country Profile on Universal Access to Reproductive Rights: Sri Lanka

This September 28th, 2015 on the Global Day of Action to Safe and Legal Abortion, Women and Media Collective raises awareness on the negative impacts of myths surrounding abortion in Sri Lanka. ‪#‎BustTheMyths‬ Fight ‪#‎AbortionStigma‬ & Discrimination! Learn more: www.september28.org

சர்வதேச மகளிர் தினத்தை முன்னிட்டு பெண்கள் மற்றும் ஊடகக் கூட்டமைப்புடனும் இலங்கை குடும்பத்திட்டச் சங்கத்துடனும் இணைந்து இலங்கை மருத்துவச் சங்கமானது 2015 மார்ச் 03ஆம் திகதியன்று கொழும்பு லேடி றிஜ்வே மருத்துவமனையில் குறுந்திரைப்படம் திரையிடலும் கலந்துரையாடலும் எனும் நிகழ்வொன்றை ஏற்பாடு செய்திருந்தது. பால்நிலை மற்றும் பாலியல் சுகாதாரம் சார்ந்த பிரச்சினைகள் குறித்த சிங்கள மற்றும் தமிழ் மொழி மூல குறுந்திரைப்படங்கள் திரையிடப்பட்ட இந்நிகழ்வு, அரங்கில் இருந்த பார்வையாளர்கள் மத்தியில் உயிரோட்டமுள்ள கருத்தாடல் ஒன்றுக்கு வழிவகுத்தது. பல வருடங்களாக … Continue reading IWD 2015 Short Film Festival: Equality for women is progress for all