The WMC sent a statement to H.E. Mahinda Rajapakse, President of Sri Lanka, to the LTTE, the Inspetor General of Police and to the English, Sinhala and Tamil newspapers calling for responsible behaviour and an appeal to stop the killings on both sides, the government and the LTTE. This statement was sent together with 118 women’s signatures. The statement was published on 21st May in the Sri Lankan newspapers Sunday Times, Lankadeepa and Veerakesari and on the 24th May 2006 in the Daily News.
Advancing Women’s Rights Amid Crisis: WMC’s Joint Shadow Report for CEDAW
The Women and Media Collective (WMC), in collaboration with 14 civil society organizations and independent researchers, proudly presents its Shadow