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Rights & Freedom
Police obstruct signature campaign in Kilinochchi
A signature protest campaign in Kilinochchi on Friday (3) demanding the release of Tamil political prisoners was obstructed by the police, claiming prior permission was required for such an event
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Hopes and uncertainties at end of extraordinary year
In living up to expectations, the NPP faces several obstacles from outside and within. Rightly or wrongly it has given way to International Monetary Fund (IMF) demands, often brutal and counterproductive though these are, so that even…
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Sri Lanka’s Lalitha Ranjani, India’s Sunil Mohan win 3rd Kamla Bhasin Awards
The third Kamla Bhasin Award for Driving Gender Equality Across South Asia have been awarded to Lalitha Ranjani of Sri Lanka and Sunil Mohan of India. The Special Jury Awards have been conferred upon Jaya Chakma of Bangladesh and Nikhil…
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HRW calls on SL president to reset course on rights
Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, should address the country’s many human rights problems by fulfilling and building upon pledges he made in recent election campaigns, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a letter to the…
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UN conference calls for renewed, bold efforts to make gender equality commitments a reality in Asia…
The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review opened on Tuesday (19), bringing together over 1,200 delegates from governments, civil society and youth groups, the private sector and academia to discuss progress and…
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Can Sri Lanka’s newly empowered NPP deliver a new dawn for women in politics?
Even when they have benefitted from articulate and competent women politicians in their ranks, Sri Lanka’s political parties have typically not allowed them key decision-making or leadership roles
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The price of dissent in Modi’s India
Modi’s government has worked to bend the judicial system to its will and wield it as a weapon against a range of adversaries. When the dissenting voice is Muslim, the hammer brandished by the Hindu-nationalist government comes down even…
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Activists urge new president to prioritize inclusivity in governance
Over 330 women and men actively involved in politics or advocating for women’s political participation, along with 26 civil society organizations, have in a letter addressed to the newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, urged…
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Hong Kong editors sentenced in landmark case
A judge in Hong Kong on Thursday (26) handed down sentences to two editors in a landmark case that showed how a crackdown by China has curtailed press freedoms in the once-freewheeling city
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Sri Lanka’s presidential election: Where are the women?
Not one of the 38 contenders in Sri Lanka's presidential election this month is a woman, a stark contrast in the Indian Ocean island where women make up more than half the voters and the workforce
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