Latest items for Sri Lanka
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: VOTE-DATA-2
"Women, who make up 56 percent of registered voters, were crucial to the electoral victories late last year by National People’s Power, a small leftist outfit" (para 9).
Variables: VOTE-DATA-2
"Women, who make up 56 percent of registered voters, were crucial to the electoral victories late last year by National People’s Power, a small leftist outfit" (para 9).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Women were a driving force behind the protest movement that forced Sri Lanka’s president to flee in July 2022. When the country all but ran out of cash and fuel, the burden fell disproportionately on women, who shoulder the domestic load. Their rage sent them into the streets" (para 7). "Women’s committees have created a space 'where we [women] can shout together'" (para 34).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Women were a driving force behind the protest movement that forced Sri Lanka’s president to flee in July 2022. When the country all but ran out of cash and fuel, the burden fell disproportionately on women, who shoulder the domestic load. Their rage sent them into the streets" (para 7). "Women’s committees have created a space 'where we [women] can shout together'" (para 34).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"Two years after Sri Lankans rose up and cast out a political dynasty whose profligacy had brought economic ruin, the country is in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime reinvention...As the country’s democracy rebounds, opportunities are opening for wome" (para 4,6).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"Two years after Sri Lankans rose up and cast out a political dynasty whose profligacy had brought economic ruin, the country is in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime reinvention...As the country’s democracy rebounds, opportunities are opening for wome" (para 4,6).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"The ample victories by Dr. Amarasuriya and other women shattered a myth that female politicians could not win, she said. Her party raised money centrally and distributed it evenly to female and male candidates to overcome disadvantages that women face" (para 27).
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"The ample victories by Dr. Amarasuriya and other women shattered a myth that female politicians could not win, she said. Her party raised money centrally and distributed it evenly to female and male candidates to overcome disadvantages that women face" (para 27).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-2
"The ample victories by Dr. Amarasuriya and other women shattered a myth that female politicians could not win" (para 27). "[There is a] pretext that there are not enough female leaders to be tapped for more prominent roles" (para 30).
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-2
"The ample victories by Dr. Amarasuriya and other women shattered a myth that female politicians could not win" (para 27). "[There is a] pretext that there are not enough female leaders to be tapped for more prominent roles" (para 30).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"The number of women in Parliament doubled. Still, the country has far to go — women still make up just 10 percent of lawmakers. There are only two women among the 21 ministers in Mr. Dissanayake’s cabinet" (para 28).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"The number of women in Parliament doubled. Still, the country has far to go — women still make up just 10 percent of lawmakers. There are only two women among the 21 ministers in Mr. Dissanayake’s cabinet" (para 28).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"Across 13,000 of the 14,000 grama niladhari, the smallest units of Sri Lanka’s local governance, the party has established women’s committees, according to Saroja Savithri Paulraj, the women’s affairs minister" (para 31).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"Across 13,000 of the 14,000 grama niladhari, the smallest units of Sri Lanka’s local governance, the party has established women’s committees, according to Saroja Savithri Paulraj, the women’s affairs minister" (para 31).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: GP-DATA-3, GP-DATA-4
"Saroja Savithri Paulraj [is] the women’s affairs minister" (para 31).
Variables: GP-DATA-3, GP-DATA-4
"Saroja Savithri Paulraj [is] the women’s affairs minister" (para 31).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"[President Anura Kumara Dissanayake] appointed Dr. Amarasuriya, a sociologist and activist, as prime minister, the country’s second-most-powerful post. She is the first woman to hold such a high post in South Asia who was not the wife or daughter of a previous top leader" (para 10). "There are only two women among the 21 ministers in Mr. Dissanayake’s cabinet" (para 28).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"[President Anura Kumara Dissanayake] appointed Dr. Amarasuriya, a sociologist and activist, as prime minister, the country’s second-most-powerful post. She is the first woman to hold such a high post in South Asia who was not the wife or daughter of a previous top leader" (para 10). "There are only two women among the 21 ministers in Mr. Dissanayake’s cabinet" (para 28).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The new government is taking up policy debates on improving pay parity and making work environments better for women. It hopes to raise the rate of female participation in the formal work force to about 50 percent, up from 33 percent. The governing party is doubling down on its efforts to mobilize women politically to ensure that this moment is not fleeting" (para 14).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The new government is taking up policy debates on improving pay parity and making work environments better for women. It hopes to raise the rate of female participation in the formal work force to about 50 percent, up from 33 percent. The governing party is doubling down on its efforts to mobilize women politically to ensure that this moment is not fleeting" (para 14).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"[The government] hopes to raise the rate of female participation in the formal work force to about 50 percent, up from 33 percent" (para 14).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"[The government] hopes to raise the rate of female participation in the formal work force to about 50 percent, up from 33 percent" (para 14).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"When the country all but ran out of cash and fuel, the burden fell disproportionately on women, who shoulder the domestic load" (para 7).
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"When the country all but ran out of cash and fuel, the burden fell disproportionately on women, who shoulder the domestic load" (para 7).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Central African Rep, Chile, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, East Timor, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
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Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
15
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Legal and recognized, including polyandry" (para 18).
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Legal and recognized, including polyandry" (para 18).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Brunei, China, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Sri Lanka ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Sri Lanka ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
March 9, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal if in private but it is illegal to solicit in a public place under the Vagrants Ordinance - 'every common prostitute wandering in the public street or highway, or in any place of public resort, and behaving in a riotous or in decent manner;'" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - brothel keeping is criminalised under the Brothels Ordinance 1889 and procuring is criminalised under Article 360A of the Penal Code" (para 3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal if in private but it is illegal to solicit in a public place under the Vagrants Ordinance - 'every common prostitute wandering in the public street or highway, or in any place of public resort, and behaving in a riotous or in decent manner;'" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - brothel keeping is criminalised under the Brothels Ordinance 1889 and procuring is criminalised under Article 360A of the Penal Code" (para 3).
March 9, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"Is there mandatory registration? No" (para 6). "Is sex work recognised as work? No" (para 7). "Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation? No" (para 8).
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"Is there mandatory registration? No" (para 6). "Is sex work recognised as work? No" (para 7). "Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation? No" (para 8).
March 9, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 5).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 5).
March 9, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"What other laws are used disproportionately against sex workers? The Vagrants Ordinances are used against sex workers. It is this legislation that is used mostly to target sex workers" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"What other laws are used disproportionately against sex workers? The Vagrants Ordinances are used against sex workers. It is this legislation that is used mostly to target sex workers" (para 4).
March 9, 2024, 12:36 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"For example, the Sri Lankan Supreme Court (SC) ruled in Saibo v. Chellam that 'sex work is not an offence per se under our law…' stating that what is penalised is 'the making of a living out of the corruption' and Senaka Perera also stated that the courts have interpreted the law stating that sexual acts between consenting adults should not be subject to interference by the state, and shouldn’t be criminalised. That said, Perera also shared that it is very clear that the courts have repeatedly taken the stance against the criminalising of individuals engaging in sexual acts for the sake of their own personal livelihood" (para 2). "Despite...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"For example, the Sri Lankan Supreme Court (SC) ruled in Saibo v. Chellam that 'sex work is not an offence per se under our law…' stating that what is penalised is 'the making of a living out of the corruption' and Senaka Perera also stated that the courts have interpreted the law stating that sexual acts between consenting adults should not be subject to interference by the state, and shouldn’t be criminalised. That said, Perera also shared that it is very clear that the courts have repeatedly taken the stance against the criminalising of individuals engaging in sexual acts for the sake of their own personal livelihood" (para 2). "Despite...more
March 9, 2024, 12:36 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"Despite court judgments pronouncing that sex work per se cannot be penalised, the Vagrants Ordinance is routinely used to incriminate sex workers in Sri Lanka, especially street sex workers who are most vulnerable to violence and exploitation" (para 3).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"Despite court judgments pronouncing that sex work per se cannot be penalised, the Vagrants Ordinance is routinely used to incriminate sex workers in Sri Lanka, especially street sex workers who are most vulnerable to violence and exploitation" (para 3).
March 9, 2024, 12:36 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“'Is sex work legal in Sri Lanka?' Well, technically, it’s not illegal in Sri Lanka; however, there's a lot more to it than that...When we are talking about sex work, Sri Lankan law doesn’t have a legal provision for 'prostitutes', but rather roundabout laws which address the act of sex work from various different angles, and according to Nanayakkara, these include the provisions in the Vagrants Ordinance and the Brothels Ordinance" (para 1). "Vagrants Ordinance Section 9 (1) (a) incriminates 'any person who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution'. Section 3 (1) (b) penalises 'every common prostitute wandering in public…and behaving in a riotous and...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“'Is sex work legal in Sri Lanka?' Well, technically, it’s not illegal in Sri Lanka; however, there's a lot more to it than that...When we are talking about sex work, Sri Lankan law doesn’t have a legal provision for 'prostitutes', but rather roundabout laws which address the act of sex work from various different angles, and according to Nanayakkara, these include the provisions in the Vagrants Ordinance and the Brothels Ordinance" (para 1). "Vagrants Ordinance Section 9 (1) (a) incriminates 'any person who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution'. Section 3 (1) (b) penalises 'every common prostitute wandering in public…and behaving in a riotous and...more
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Sri Lanka who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 24 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Sri Lanka who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 24 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Moldova, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka, Thailand
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
29
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
29
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
2
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
2
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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