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Women still in the dark despite Sri Lanka’s night work law reforms

In July 2025, Sri Lanka’s government repealed legislation that barred women from working night shifts in the hospitality ...
The Diplomat

‘And With Every Hardship.’ Sri Lankan Women Continue to Push for Muslim Marriage Law Reform

When the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami receded from Sri Lanka’s coasts, leaving a lattice of destruction in its wake, Aneesa Firthouse was one of many social workers who flocked to the displaced camps to ...
Human Rights Watch

Sri Lanka’s Tamil Women Await Justice 16 Years Since War’s End

This Sunday, May 18, marks 16 years since the Sri Lankan government defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), ending an armed conflict that had raged for 26 years. But while the fighting ...
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'This place forges bonds for a lifetime': Ex-cadet returns to IMA as Sri Lankan Army chief

NEW DELHI: It was an emotional homecoming for Lieutenant General BKGM Lasantha Rodrigo when he arrived at the hallowed portals of the Indian Military Academy. Now the Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, ...