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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS5 noted that informal sector workers accounted for 68 per cent of the labour force, a majority of who live below the international poverty line, and are female. [Para 48] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination … encouraged Sri Lanka to include representatives of all ethnic and ethno-religious groups, including women from those groups, in the shaping and implementation of transitional justice processes. [Para 37] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:RejectedContents:Fully incorporate the CEDAW into its domestic system.ExplanationA review of legislation with a view to ensuring conformity with CEDAW is envisaged under the NHRAPImplementationNational Report:
Para 104) The NHRAP 2017-2021 contains special provisions to give effect to the rights guaranteed under CEDAW. It recommends the enactment of urgent legislative amendments to the criminal law and relevant legislation to ensure that the rights of women are safeguarded. For example, it contains action points on law reforms pertaining to medical termination of pregnancies, marital rape, discriminatory personal laws, and domestic violence. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW called for ... taking all necessary measures to increase the representation of women in politics and public life, such as the adoption of temporary special measures. [Para 16] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:Reference AddressedContents:CTYA recommended that Sri Lanka become party to the Palermo Protocol. [Para 3] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Right to privacy
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:NeglectedContents:... JS2 also recommended immediately including the right to privacy in the national Constitution. [Para 46] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Polygamy
Type:Review DocumentationSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:NeglectedContents:Polygamy is recognized in the Muslim Personal Law. [Para 28] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:NeglectedContents:CEDAW encouraged the establishment of the National Commission on Women. [Para 3] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:N/AContents:The Department of Probation and Child Care Services under the MWCASE conducts
programmes on creating and establishing rights-based environments for marginalized
children from urban, fishery, indigenous and Estate sectors. Already they have conducted
programmes to develop the psycho-social condition and leadership skills of these children,
to raise awareness among parents, elders, certify security to protect child rights, to develop
basic logistics of their schools and to issue birth certificates to children living in the Estate
sector. [Para 102] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Fully incorporate the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) into Sri Lanka’s domestic system. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Marital rape
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Strengthen measures to eliminate all forms of violence against women, amongst others by criminalizing marital rape.
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:HondurasHondurasRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Criminalise conjugal violence and adopt a comprehensive strategy to prevent and fight against gender violence. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:United KingdomUnited KingdomRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUCommonwealthIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Repeal sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code, and end criminalization of same-sex conduct and ensure equality and non-discrimination in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity.
ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Amend its laws that discriminate against women, and decriminalise consensual same-sex conduct.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:NetherlandsNetherlandsRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Amend the Penal Code, particularly Sections 365 and 365A, to decriminalize consensual same-sex conduct and displays of affection, and repeal the Vagrants Ordinance.
ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:QuestionSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Does the Government of Sri Lanka plan to include the rights of LGBTIQ persons and address sexual and gender-based violence in the final version of the National Human Rights Action Plan (2017-2022)? If not, for what reason? -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure equal access to education for women, children and persons with disabilities.
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Costa RicaCosta RicaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure that police properly investigate all acts of gender-based violence, including marital violence.
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:Although the Special Rapporteur on slavery acknowledged various steps that Sri Lanka had taken to prevent and address contemporary forms of slavery, he expressed concern that those practices persisted in the country, in particular affecting those in vulnerable situations, including ... women; [Para 41]
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Marital rape
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:HRW recommended that Sri Lanka: remove all marital rape exceptions from laws criminalizing rape; and require police to investigate and appropriately prosecute acts of gender-based violence, including against a woman by her husband. JS3 made similar recommendations. [Para 60]
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- Empowerment of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:N/AContents:… The PHDT extends support to the Ministry of Plantation Industries to initially issue ‘possessional’ deeds and thereafter the title deeds to both spouses to ensure co–ownership, gender equality and empowerment. … [Para 85] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Forced marriage
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS1 noted that there was no minimum age of marriage for Muslims, and that the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act allowed a male guardian to give the bride in marriage, resulting in forced marriage of girls as young as fourteen. [Para 71] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:STPI stated that women and children were the most vulnerable and marginalised groups in the majority of internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, making members of female-headed households the most affected group of all. [Para 99] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt necessary measures to ensure that gender equality is a legal and practical reality, combating particularly gender violence.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 97) Several measures have been taken to combat gender-based violence (GBV) in Sri Lanka. First, Women and Children’s Police Desks, staffed with female officers, have been established in Police Stations, including in the Northern and the Eastern Provinces. Specially trained police officers function at such desks to provide an efficient and effective service. This network is also linked to the NCPA. Meanwhile, GBV help desks are located in hospitals in conflict affected districts.
Para 98) Second, the Women and Child Bureau of the Sri Lanka Police operates a hotline to receive complaints with regard to GBV, and to facilitate a prompt response to such complaints.
Para 99) Third, in consultation with various stakeholders a new referral system with a multisectoral approach was introduced for better response to and prevention of GBV particularly, domestic violence.
Para 100) Fourth, a group of experts drafted amendments to the Domestic Violence Act, (PDVA) to strengthen the legal response to domestic violence. Moreover, a National Action Plan to address GBV was developed by MWCA and is currently being refined through a process of national consultations. Meanwhile, the Cabinet has approved the establishment of the National Women’s Commission to investigate complaints into violations of rights of women.
Para 101) These measures have facilitated the investigation and prosecution of incidents of GBV. The Sri Lanka Police investigates alleged incidents of GBV, and evidence is thereafter submitted to the Attorney-General’s Department for consideration of indictments. On 7th October 2015, the Jaffna High Court convicted four members of the security forces for the rape of a woman and sexually harassing another woman in Visvamadu. Meanwhile, the PDVA provides a quasi-judicial remedy in the form of protection orders in cases of domestic violence. The Police mainly receive complaints on domestic violence. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW urged Sri Lanka to fully incorporate the Convention into its domestic legal system ... [Para 3]