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Honouring the Victims of 21 April 2019 Through Togetherness and Unity

By Shreen Abdul Saroor Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Easter Sunday attacks, in which eight IS terrorists senselessly murdered 269 Catholic and Christian worshippers and tourists, shattering our collective sense of unity and togetherness. Families celebrating Christianity’s holiest day and tourists visiting our beautiful shores were massacred by those who claimed Islam only …

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How did Social Media react in March 2020?

Uncategorized / By Hashtag Team

Let’s have a quick look at what got attention in March, 2020. The Hashtag Generation team has been monitoring social media for a while and there has rarely been a dull day! While social media is limited to the digital space, we believe that its impacts can have an effect on life much beyond the …

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Sri Lankan Quazi Courts, Where are the Women Judges?

MMDA, Women's Rights / By Hashtag Team

We collaborated with the Muslim Personal Law Reform Action Group (MPLRAG) to hold a briefing for the media and other key stakeholders titled ‘Sri Lankan Quazi Courts, Where are the Women Judges?’ on the 6th of November 2019. Our collective demand was that the next Sri Lankan President, whoever they may be, should prioritize the …

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#WeGovernSL 2018

Women's Political Participation, Women's Rights / By Hashtag Team

In March 2016, the Local Authorities Election Act was amended to include a 25 percent quota for women at the local government elections. Abiding by this amendment, an amount of over 2000 women were to be elected into office at the conclusion of the next local government elections in 2018. The implementation of this policy …

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Cyber Security and Advocacy Training

Cyber Security & Advocacy, Training Programme / By Hashtag Team

The LGBTQ+ community of Sri Lanka undergo severe challenges on online platforms that can be understood as a translation of prejudices and discriminatory laws and practices within offline scenarios. Taking into consideration the need to educate youth from the LGBTQ+ community, #Generation successfully carried out a 3 day residential training on Cybersecurity and Digital Advocacy …

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Strategizing Meeting on Postponement of Local Govt Elections

Women's Political Participation / By Hashtag Team

As a group that has been advocating for meaningful engagement of women in local governance we were concerned that the delays in holding elections, while posing a broader threat to democracy in the country, will also pose a significant challenge to sustaining the continued interest in on the 25% quota for women in local government …

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#WeGovernSL – 2016