Latest items for Sri Lanka
Dec. 10, 2025, 12:51 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for Sri Lanka in 2023 was 17.2%.
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for Sri Lanka in 2023 was 17.2%.
Nov. 9, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In a country where abortion remains criminalised under colonial-era laws dating back to 1883, Sri Lanka has long denied women the fundamental right to make decisions about their own bodies. The recent proposal to amend these laws, allowing for pregnancy termination in cases of unviable fetal abnormalities, has been welcomed by many, including the Sri Lanka Safe Abortion Coalition" (Para 1).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In a country where abortion remains criminalised under colonial-era laws dating back to 1883, Sri Lanka has long denied women the fundamental right to make decisions about their own bodies. The recent proposal to amend these laws, allowing for pregnancy termination in cases of unviable fetal abnormalities, has been welcomed by many, including the Sri Lanka Safe Abortion Coalition" (Para 1).
Nov. 9, 2025, 1:51 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[T]here are strict rules and particular circumstances under which an abortion can be legally allowed, Sri Lankan law only allows an abortion to be conducted in good faith to save the mother's life without incurring criminal charges" (Page 1). "In Sri Lanka, the legal framework governing abortion is restrictive, criminalising the procedure except where it is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman. This narrow exception under section 303 of the Penal Code" (Page 1-2).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[T]here are strict rules and particular circumstances under which an abortion can be legally allowed, Sri Lankan law only allows an abortion to be conducted in good faith to save the mother's life without incurring criminal charges" (Page 1). "In Sri Lanka, the legal framework governing abortion is restrictive, criminalising the procedure except where it is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman. This narrow exception under section 303 of the Penal Code" (Page 1-2).
Nov. 9, 2025, 1:05 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Abortion in Sri Lanka is illegal except for the purpose of saving the life of the mother—resulting in unsafe abortions that place the health of pregnant people at risk. Despite those dangers, repeated attempts to amend Sri Lanka’s abortion laws have failed" (Para 1). "Despite Sri Lanka’s restrictive legal framework, abortion is available clandestinely, putting women’s health and lives at risk. Such clandestine care is often provided 'by unqualified people under unhygienic conditions, using instruments which are not sterile' and 'may cause death due to these severe complications,' according to the report. Research conducted in 2015 found that unsafe abortions are responsible for up to 13 percent of maternal deaths...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Abortion in Sri Lanka is illegal except for the purpose of saving the life of the mother—resulting in unsafe abortions that place the health of pregnant people at risk. Despite those dangers, repeated attempts to amend Sri Lanka’s abortion laws have failed" (Para 1). "Despite Sri Lanka’s restrictive legal framework, abortion is available clandestinely, putting women’s health and lives at risk. Such clandestine care is often provided 'by unqualified people under unhygienic conditions, using instruments which are not sterile' and 'may cause death due to these severe complications,' according to the report. Research conducted in 2015 found that unsafe abortions are responsible for up to 13 percent of maternal deaths...more
Nov. 9, 2025, 1:05 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion in Sri Lanka is illegal except for the purpose of saving the life of the mother" (Para 1).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion in Sri Lanka is illegal except for the purpose of saving the life of the mother" (Para 1).
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Sri Lanka's laws permit abortion to save the life of the mother.
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Sri Lanka's laws permit abortion to save the life of the mother.
Sept. 4, 2025, 12:23 p.m.
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Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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June 24, 2025, 9:07 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is 1.06. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2022, the gross enrollment rate for females is 92% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 87%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is 1.06. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2022, the gross enrollment rate for females is 92% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 87%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
March 11, 2025, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"The latest World Bank data says women represent 23% of India’s workforce, as compared with 32% in Bangladesh and 34.5% in Sri Lanka" (par. 5).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"The latest World Bank data says women represent 23% of India’s workforce, as compared with 32% in Bangladesh and 34.5% in Sri Lanka" (par. 5).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The new government is taking up policy debates on improving pay parity and making work environments better for women. It hopes to raise the rate of female participation in the formal work force to about 50 percent, up from 33 percent. The governing party is doubling down on its efforts to mobilize women politically to ensure that this moment is not fleeting" (para 14).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The new government is taking up policy debates on improving pay parity and making work environments better for women. It hopes to raise the rate of female participation in the formal work force to about 50 percent, up from 33 percent. The governing party is doubling down on its efforts to mobilize women politically to ensure that this moment is not fleeting" (para 14).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"When the country all but ran out of cash and fuel, the burden fell disproportionately on women, who shoulder the domestic load" (para 7).
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"When the country all but ran out of cash and fuel, the burden fell disproportionately on women, who shoulder the domestic load" (para 7).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"[The government] hopes to raise the rate of female participation in the formal work force to about 50 percent, up from 33 percent" (para 14).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"[The government] hopes to raise the rate of female participation in the formal work force to about 50 percent, up from 33 percent" (para 14).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"[President Anura Kumara Dissanayake] appointed Dr. Amarasuriya, a sociologist and activist, as prime minister, the country’s second-most-powerful post. She is the first woman to hold such a high post in South Asia who was not the wife or daughter of a previous top leader" (para 10). "There are only two women among the 21 ministers in Mr. Dissanayake’s cabinet" (para 28).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"[President Anura Kumara Dissanayake] appointed Dr. Amarasuriya, a sociologist and activist, as prime minister, the country’s second-most-powerful post. She is the first woman to hold such a high post in South Asia who was not the wife or daughter of a previous top leader" (para 10). "There are only two women among the 21 ministers in Mr. Dissanayake’s cabinet" (para 28).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: GP-DATA-3, GP-DATA-4
"Saroja Savithri Paulraj [is] the women’s affairs minister" (para 31).
Variables: GP-DATA-3, GP-DATA-4
"Saroja Savithri Paulraj [is] the women’s affairs minister" (para 31).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"Across 13,000 of the 14,000 grama niladhari, the smallest units of Sri Lanka’s local governance, the party has established women’s committees, according to Saroja Savithri Paulraj, the women’s affairs minister" (para 31).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"Across 13,000 of the 14,000 grama niladhari, the smallest units of Sri Lanka’s local governance, the party has established women’s committees, according to Saroja Savithri Paulraj, the women’s affairs minister" (para 31).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-2
"The ample victories by Dr. Amarasuriya and other women shattered a myth that female politicians could not win" (para 27). "[There is a] pretext that there are not enough female leaders to be tapped for more prominent roles" (para 30).
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-2
"The ample victories by Dr. Amarasuriya and other women shattered a myth that female politicians could not win" (para 27). "[There is a] pretext that there are not enough female leaders to be tapped for more prominent roles" (para 30).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"The ample victories by Dr. Amarasuriya and other women shattered a myth that female politicians could not win, she said. Her party raised money centrally and distributed it evenly to female and male candidates to overcome disadvantages that women face" (para 27).
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"The ample victories by Dr. Amarasuriya and other women shattered a myth that female politicians could not win, she said. Her party raised money centrally and distributed it evenly to female and male candidates to overcome disadvantages that women face" (para 27).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"Two years after Sri Lankans rose up and cast out a political dynasty whose profligacy had brought economic ruin, the country is in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime reinvention...As the country’s democracy rebounds, opportunities are opening for wome" (para 4,6).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"Two years after Sri Lankans rose up and cast out a political dynasty whose profligacy had brought economic ruin, the country is in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime reinvention...As the country’s democracy rebounds, opportunities are opening for wome" (para 4,6).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"The number of women in Parliament doubled. Still, the country has far to go — women still make up just 10 percent of lawmakers. There are only two women among the 21 ministers in Mr. Dissanayake’s cabinet" (para 28).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"The number of women in Parliament doubled. Still, the country has far to go — women still make up just 10 percent of lawmakers. There are only two women among the 21 ministers in Mr. Dissanayake’s cabinet" (para 28).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Women were a driving force behind the protest movement that forced Sri Lanka’s president to flee in July 2022. When the country all but ran out of cash and fuel, the burden fell disproportionately on women, who shoulder the domestic load. Their rage sent them into the streets" (para 7). "Women’s committees have created a space 'where we [women] can shout together'" (para 34).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Women were a driving force behind the protest movement that forced Sri Lanka’s president to flee in July 2022. When the country all but ran out of cash and fuel, the burden fell disproportionately on women, who shoulder the domestic load. Their rage sent them into the streets" (para 7). "Women’s committees have created a space 'where we [women] can shout together'" (para 34).
Feb. 6, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: VOTE-DATA-2
"Women, who make up 56 percent of registered voters, were crucial to the electoral victories late last year by National People’s Power, a small leftist outfit" (para 9).
Variables: VOTE-DATA-2
"Women, who make up 56 percent of registered voters, were crucial to the electoral victories late last year by National People’s Power, a small leftist outfit" (para 9).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Central African Rep, Chile, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, East Timor, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
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Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
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Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Legal and recognized, including polyandry" (para 18).
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Legal and recognized, including polyandry" (para 18).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Brunei, China, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Sri Lanka ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Sri Lanka ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
March 9, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 5).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 5).
March 9, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal if in private but it is illegal to solicit in a public place under the Vagrants Ordinance - 'every common prostitute wandering in the public street or highway, or in any place of public resort, and behaving in a riotous or in decent manner;'" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - brothel keeping is criminalised under the Brothels Ordinance 1889 and procuring is criminalised under Article 360A of the Penal Code" (para 3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal if in private but it is illegal to solicit in a public place under the Vagrants Ordinance - 'every common prostitute wandering in the public street or highway, or in any place of public resort, and behaving in a riotous or in decent manner;'" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - brothel keeping is criminalised under the Brothels Ordinance 1889 and procuring is criminalised under Article 360A of the Penal Code" (para 3).
March 9, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"Is there mandatory registration? No" (para 6). "Is sex work recognised as work? No" (para 7). "Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation? No" (para 8).
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"Is there mandatory registration? No" (para 6). "Is sex work recognised as work? No" (para 7). "Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation? No" (para 8).
March 9, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"What other laws are used disproportionately against sex workers? The Vagrants Ordinances are used against sex workers. It is this legislation that is used mostly to target sex workers" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"What other laws are used disproportionately against sex workers? The Vagrants Ordinances are used against sex workers. It is this legislation that is used mostly to target sex workers" (para 4).