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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS2 recommended taking immediate and targeted steps to embody the principles of equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in public and private in the Constitution of Sri Lanka and ensure the effective realization of these principles ... [Para 16] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:QuestionSession:14th session, November 2012Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Norway is concerned about the continuation of the strong military presence in the north and the limitations this presents to the freedom of movement and assembly as well as the personal security of women in these areas. When will Provincial Council Elections to be held in the North and full civilian administration be reinstated in the previously war affected areas?
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Consider ratifying the OP-CRPD.
ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Marital rape
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Reform the Penal Code to protect against all forms of rape, including marital rape and remove gender restrictions on the perpetrator and victim of rape.
ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ensure all persons can obtain or amend identity documents as per their self-perceived gender identity free from medical or diagnostic requirements.
ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:RomaniaRomaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Review and repeal the discriminatory laws and policies which restrict equal access to the right to work for women.
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:DPR KoreaDPR KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts to make progress in achieving gender equality and women’s advancement in social, economic and political settings.
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:QuestionSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:N/AContents:Will the government of Sri Lanka respond positively to the outstanding request for a country visit by the UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls? -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS3 recommended that mandatory gender sensitization training should be provided to all actors involved in the criminal justice process, including police, lawyers, judges, court staff and court Counsellors. It further recommended specific sentencing policies or guidelines for cases of sexual violence, and that there should be gender-sensitive bilingual female police officers present at all times at the police women and children desks. [Para 23]
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- HIV and AIDS
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination in health care settings, including in the context of HIV/AIDS, while paying particular attention to the specific needs of key populations, including LGBTI persons. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:NamibiaNamibiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Repeal domestic legislation that discriminates against women, including on rights to succession to land permits and grants, and the disposal of immovable property, as well as to address obstacles to equal participation of women in political, economic and public life. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Work on the implementation of the Agenda on Women, Peace and Security so as to ensure effective participation of women in all areas of decision making processes. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Outcome ReportIssue:
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
Type:Voluntary CommitmentSession:28th Session November 2017Status:N/AContents:Increase the number of and strengthen women and children’s desks of the Children and Women’s Bureau of the Sri Lanka Police to ensure a gender responsive justice system. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Sexual harassment
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:N/AContents:Following the change in government in January 2015, several action points including the following were identified and integrated into the current reform agenda: ... (g) Review and implement an anti- sexual harassment policy in government sector institutions. [Para 26] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination recommended that Sri Lanka assist women heads of households in gaining access to employment and basic services to improve their socioeconomic condition. [Para 54] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Forced sterilization
- Sexual abuse
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Joint Submission 22 (JS22) noted that some Eelam Tamil women were being subjected to a wide range of sexual abuses as part of a systematic campaign of extermination against their nation by the Sri Lankan state. JS22 also noted that some Eelam Tamil women giving birth to their first or second child had been forced to accept permanent birth control operations. [Para 65] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marital rape
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The United Nations country team noted that the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act of 1951 and the Qazi Courts contained discriminatory practices that included ..., unfair divorce practices, marital rape, polygamy and limited access. [Para 65] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:AcceptedContents:Take into account the recommendation made by the Human Rights Committee that it incorporate all substantive provisions of ICCPR into its national legislation, unless already done.ImplementationNational Report:
Section V: No. 33: Completed. ICCPR Act No. 56 of 2007 and determination of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka of March 2008 substantially addresses concerns re. compliance. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Human rights defenders
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:NeglectedContents:... state sanctioned hate speech on the basis of sexual orientation, use of the legal system to harass human rights defenders working for LGBTIQ rights, impunity for crimes committed against LGBTIQ people, violence, death threats and extrajudicial killings based on sexual orientation, marginalization and wide-spread persecution of LGBTIQ individuals. LGBTIQ individuals are denied access to health services, education and employment and the ability to participate in social and public life. [Para 12] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:EgyptEgyptRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Consider ratifying the CRPD.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 18) Sri Lanka ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on 8th February 2016. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:RejectedContents:Strengthen the measures to eliminate all discriminatory treatment based on sexual orientation or gender identity.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 14) A new Bill of Rights is currently being considered as part of constitutional reforms. A Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Fundamental Rights has already presented its final report. The report included explicit rights to life and privacy and extended the right to nondiscrimination by including additional grounds such as disability, gender identity and sexual orientation.
Para 33) The final report of the parliamentary Sub-Committee on Fundamental Rights, recommended that the Fundamental Rights Chapter in the Sri Lankan Constitution include express guarantees of non-discrimination on the grounds of disability, gender identity and sexual orientation. Moreover, the current NHRAP 2017-2021 commits to eliminating any discriminatory provisions in Sri Lanka’s Penal Code.
Para 137) Among the key priorities highlighted during the public consultations are: Expediting constitutional reforms and ensuring a strengthened fundamental rights chapter that provides for (i) specific rights such as the right to life and non-discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, ... .
UN Compilation:
Para 10) … A new national human rights action plan for the period 2017-2022 had been drafted in 2016 in consultation with civil society. However, the revised draft that had been finalized by the Cabinet had reportedly led to the removal of key action points relating to decriminalization of same-sex relations, ...
Para 12) CESCR expressed concern that discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons was widespread, including in law enforcement, employment, health care, housing and education, and that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons had been subjected to threats and attacks on social media on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Para 52) The HR Committee remained concerned at the continued applicability of sections 365, 365A and 399 of the Penal Code to criminalize lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons and the widespread discrimination and stigmatization of persons on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Para 61) The United Nations country team ... was also concerned that doctors and other medical staff were often unaware of and insensitive to the health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 6) Joint Submission 12 (JS12) expressed concern about certain legislation such as sections in the Penal Code that discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity. JS12 highlighted that legislation such as ... certain sections of the Penal Code indiscriminately marginalized and discriminated against the LGBTIQ community ... by means of criminalizing these lifestyles, and allowing persons in positions of authority such as police officers to detain, torture, and verbally and physically discriminate against members of these communities.
Para 45) JS3 noted that Sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code criminalized sexual relations between same-sex individuals, classifying same-sex relations as an "unnatural offence" subject to punishment of up to 10 years in prison.
Para 50) JS12 stated that LGBTIQ persons had been shunned from their homes, discriminated in the work place, and that it was difficult for them to find work. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:NeglectedContents:UNCT referred to reported concerns at the levels of stigma and discrimination faced by people living with HIV. [Para 19] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS1 stated that there is also a high incidence of crimes against women. Yet, there is very limited use of the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act ... [Para 14] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Empowerment of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:NeglectedContents:CTC recommended developing ways in which Tamil women can explore and develop forms of economic enterprise ... [Para 56] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:N/AContents:Sri Lanka submitted three periodic reports to the Treaty Bodies since November 2017
as follows:
(a) 6th periodic report under the ICCPR in February 2019 and Response to the List
of Issues under the ICCPR in May 2022;
(b) 9th periodic report under the CEDAW, in April 2022;
(c) Initial report under the ICRPD in October 2019. [Para 118]