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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sex work / "prostitution"
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS12 noted that over 50,000 women were engaged in sex work in Sri Lanka. However, the statistics was not representative, as many sex workers are not identified, due to their enforced criminal status. JS12 also highlighted that the women of post-war affected regions especially in the North were forced to become sex workers in an attempt to sustain their families. [Para 46] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The Special Rapporteur [on the independence of judges and lawyers] further recommended that the authorities adopt special measures to ensure that persons in particularly vulnerable situations, such as children, people living in remote areas and victims of sexual violence, had meaningful access to the justice system and other complaint procedures, including the provision of qualified legal aid. [Para 29] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:2nd session, May 2008Status:N/AContents:The Government has taken steps to further empower the women of Sri Lanka through the implementation of policies, plans and programmes aimed at the advancement of the quality of life of women and increasing their participation in national decision making forums. Moreover, the Government has committed itself to promoting gender equality and gender justice. In 1993, we adopted the Women's Charter, although declaratory in nature, the document vests specific obligations on the State in terms of giving full effect to our international obligations under CEDAW. [Para 81] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:New ZealandNew ZealandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:RejectedContents:Enact urgent legislative amendments to the Penal Code to ensure that the rights of women from all religious and ethnic communities are safeguarded.ExplanationA review of legislation with a view to ensuring conformity with CEDAW is envisaged under the NHRAP -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:Reference AddressedContents:... It was concerned that discrimination also persisted against girls ... [Para 18; CRC] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:NeglectedContents:Similarly, ECCHR recommended cooperation with the Special Rapporteurs on Violence against Women ... the Working Group on the Issue of Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice, and the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. [Para 12] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:NeglectedContents:ECCHR noted that female ex-combatants had limited mobility and freedom, diminished status in villages, faced a higher risk of rape and violence, and almost no recourse to justice. They were not allowed to move outside of their district without permission. GTF noted that through its vast network of checkpoints, between and within villages and towns, the security services were able to restrict the movement of residents and monitor their activities, as also noted by PEARL. [Para 48] -
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:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Sexual harassment
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ensure the protection of women and men, girls and boys from sexual harassment and gender-based violence, for example by adopting ILO Convention 190.
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Amend the penal code in order to decriminalize sexual conduct between consenting persons of the same sex, and take concrete measures to combat discrimination and violence against LGBTI persons.
ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- 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 sections of other laws that criminalize homosexuality.
ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthIssue:
- 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:GambiaGambiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to ensure the prosecution of all forms of gender-based violence.
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:CRC ... recommended that Sri Lanka ... undertake awareness-raising campaigns, targeting the tourism industry and the general public, on the prevention of child sexual exploitation in travel and tourism. [Para 60]
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:FinlandFinlandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Establish a disaggregated database on women heads of households to be used uniformly in welfare and resettlement policies and programmes, including to ensure that women heads of households and internally displaced persons have targeted psychosocial and livelihood assistance, as well as adequate and durable access to housing. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Early marriage
- Forced marriage
Type:Review DocumentationSession:42nd Session, January 2023Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS11 recommended that Sri Lanka Ensure that the law fixes the minimum age of marriage at 18 without exceptions for all girls irrespective of their religion or community; including by amending the provisions of the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act. [Para 62]
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State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:United KingdomUnited KingdomRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Design and implement strategies to tackle sexual and gender-based violence, including addressing related stigma towards victims and survivors, as per the National Human Rights Action Plan, the National Plan of Action for addressing Sexual and Gender Based Violence and the Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:BurundiBurundiRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (OP-CRPD).ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
Type:QuestionSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Slovenia notes that the multisectoral and comprehensive national action plan to end sexual and gender-based violence is being prepared. Could you please elaborate in more detail on the course of the national consultations process and measures being considered to improve the investigation and prosecution aspects of sexual and gender based violence, including domestic violence? -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:N/AContents:The proportion of births attended by skilled birth attendants was 99.8 percent in 2013. According to the Ministry of Health (MOE) Emergency Obstetric Care Survey (2012/2013), almost all births in Sri Lanka are institutional deliveries with trained care, and over 70 percent in specialised units. [Para 78] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:28th Session November 2017Status:Reference AddressedContents:Association Bharathi CCFT recommended that Sri Lanka draft legislation aimed at eliminating violence against women. [Para 69] -
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:JS5 noted that Sri Lankan migrant workers in the Middle East, especially women domestic workers, were highly vulnerable to abuses and grave miscarriages of justice. [Para 86] -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:IranIranRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICIssue:
- Domestic violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Carry on its measures in the implementation of the act on Prevention of Domestic Violence as a means to improve and protect the rights of women.ImplementationNational Report:
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) … 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. Thus police officers have been provided training on women’s rights and GBV including domestic violence.
UN Compilation:
Para 63) The United Nations country team noted that a multisectoral and comprehensive national action plan to end sexual and gender-based violence had been formally launched in 2016 and individual action plans had been formulated by nine sectoral ministries.
Para 64) While welcoming the adoption of the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, the HR Committee was concerned about the persistence of sociocultural values that condoned domestic violence, resulting in such violence remaining widespread and subject to impunity.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 67) JS5 expressed concern that the machinery to address gender-based-violence including sexual violence, domestic violence and ensure access to justice remains weak and enables impunity. -
State Under Review:Sri LankaSri LankaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
Type:Review DocumentationSession:14th session, November 2012Status:NeglectedContents:... CEDAW called for the inclusion of a gender perspective in the National Development Agenda ... [Para 16]