The Sri Lankan Government officially gazetted a bill titled ‘Online Safety’ on 15 September 2023. Subsequently, in October, the Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles, presented the bill in Parliament. However, since its introduction, the legislation faced intense criticism from...
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Prevention of GBV and Child Abuse through Proactive Caring and Action
The International Women’s Day and the Women's History month falls on March each year, and it feels timely to take stock of the still-growing need for preventative action to tackle gendered harm. Gender Based Violence (GBV) is defined as any...
Sri Lanka turning key free speech legislation inside out to serve majority
Sunera Bandara examines Sri Lanka's manipulation of free speech laws to curb dissent and target minorities, revealing a concerning shift where legal protections are twisted to serve state and majoritarian interests. Written by Sunera Bandara, freelance journalist, Sri Lanka The...
පුරවැසියන්ගේ ‘පරමාධිපත්යය’ උදුරාගන්නා කටවහන නීති
මාර්ගගත ක්රමවල සුරක්ෂිතභාවය පිළිබද පනත් කෙටුම්පත සම්බන්ධයෙන් වන සාකච්ඡාව අලුත් වටයකින් ආරම්භ වී තිබේ. පනත් කෙටුම්පත ජනවාරි 23 වැනිදා පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට ඉදිරිපත් කරන බව මහජන ආරක්ෂාව පිළිබඳ අමාත්ය ටිරාන් අලස් මහතා ජනවාරි මස මුල් සතියේ දී පැවැසීය. කුමන පීඩනයක් එල්ල වුවත්...
Understanding what’s happening in Gaza
Understanding what’s happening in Gaza The Gaza Strip, a region of immense historical and political significance, is currently mired in yet another tragic episode. At the time of writing, over 13,000 Palestinians have lost their lives in Gaza, with 4,609...