LAWS
  • Penal Code (rape, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, trafficking, incest, hurt, grievous hurt)
  • Prevention of Domestic Violence Act
  • Torture Act (Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Act)
COMMITMENTS
  • Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
  • Declaration on Eliminating Violence Against Women (DEVAW)
  • National Human Rights Action Plan
  • Sri Lanka Women’s Charter
  • National Plan of Action on Women
INSTITUTIONS
  • Police
  • Ministries - dedicated (women’s affairs) & integrated (health, justice, social services)
  • National Committee on Women
  • Women’s Bureau
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