Latest items for Sri Lanka
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-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).
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-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-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, 12:36 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"For example, the Sri Lankan Supreme Court (SC) ruled in Saibo v. Chellam that 'sex work is not an offence per se under our law…' stating that what is penalised is 'the making of a living out of the corruption' and Senaka Perera also stated that the courts have interpreted the law stating that sexual acts between consenting adults should not be subject to interference by the state, and shouldn’t be criminalised. That said, Perera also shared that it is very clear that the courts have repeatedly taken the stance against the criminalising of individuals engaging in sexual acts for the sake of their own personal livelihood" (para 2). "Despite...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"For example, the Sri Lankan Supreme Court (SC) ruled in Saibo v. Chellam that 'sex work is not an offence per se under our law…' stating that what is penalised is 'the making of a living out of the corruption' and Senaka Perera also stated that the courts have interpreted the law stating that sexual acts between consenting adults should not be subject to interference by the state, and shouldn’t be criminalised. That said, Perera also shared that it is very clear that the courts have repeatedly taken the stance against the criminalising of individuals engaging in sexual acts for the sake of their own personal livelihood" (para 2). "Despite...more
March 9, 2024, 12:36 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"Despite court judgments pronouncing that sex work per se cannot be penalised, the Vagrants Ordinance is routinely used to incriminate sex workers in Sri Lanka, especially street sex workers who are most vulnerable to violence and exploitation" (para 3).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"Despite court judgments pronouncing that sex work per se cannot be penalised, the Vagrants Ordinance is routinely used to incriminate sex workers in Sri Lanka, especially street sex workers who are most vulnerable to violence and exploitation" (para 3).
March 9, 2024, 12:36 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“'Is sex work legal in Sri Lanka?' Well, technically, it’s not illegal in Sri Lanka; however, there's a lot more to it than that...When we are talking about sex work, Sri Lankan law doesn’t have a legal provision for 'prostitutes', but rather roundabout laws which address the act of sex work from various different angles, and according to Nanayakkara, these include the provisions in the Vagrants Ordinance and the Brothels Ordinance" (para 1). "Vagrants Ordinance Section 9 (1) (a) incriminates 'any person who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution'. Section 3 (1) (b) penalises 'every common prostitute wandering in public…and behaving in a riotous and...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
“'Is sex work legal in Sri Lanka?' Well, technically, it’s not illegal in Sri Lanka; however, there's a lot more to it than that...When we are talking about sex work, Sri Lankan law doesn’t have a legal provision for 'prostitutes', but rather roundabout laws which address the act of sex work from various different angles, and according to Nanayakkara, these include the provisions in the Vagrants Ordinance and the Brothels Ordinance" (para 1). "Vagrants Ordinance Section 9 (1) (a) incriminates 'any person who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution'. Section 3 (1) (b) penalises 'every common prostitute wandering in public…and behaving in a riotous and...more
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Sri Lanka who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 24 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Sri Lanka who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 24 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Moldova, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka, Thailand
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Sri Lanka was 29 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Sri Lanka was 29 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Sri Lanka is 33.1% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Sri Lanka is 33.1% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Sri Lanka is 80 years for women and 73 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Sri Lanka is 80 years for women and 73 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Sri Lanka is 73.8 years for men and 79.8 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Sri Lanka is 73.8 years for men and 79.8 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
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Variables: BR-SCALE-1
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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"13.6 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"13.6 births per 1000 population"
Aug. 31, 2023, 8:58 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: ERBG-DATA-4
"Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) is '42.3%.'" "Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) is '30.5%'"
Variables: ERBG-DATA-4
"Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) is '42.3%.'" "Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) is '30.5%'"
June 22, 2023, 10:10 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"16. No marriage shall be valid (a) where either party shall be directly descended from the other ; or (b) where the female shall be sister of the male either by the full or the half-blood, or the daughter of his brother or of his sister by the full or the half-blood, or a descendant from either of them, or daughter of his wife by another father, or his son’s or grandson’s or father’s or grandfather’s widow ; or (c) where the male shall be brother of the female either by the full or the half-blood, or the son of her brother or sister by the full or the half-blood,...more
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"16. No marriage shall be valid (a) where either party shall be directly descended from the other ; or (b) where the female shall be sister of the male either by the full or the half-blood, or the daughter of his brother or of his sister by the full or the half-blood, or a descendant from either of them, or daughter of his wife by another father, or his son’s or grandson’s or father’s or grandfather’s widow ; or (c) where the male shall be brother of the female either by the full or the half-blood, or the son of her brother or sister by the full or the half-blood,...more
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Central African Rep, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
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June 2, 2023, 8:28 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
This analysis collected data on the proportion of consanguineous marriages in 72 different geopolitical regions from www.consang.net in October 2010, referencing many of the same 381 surveys as Alan H. Bittles' report (1998) which included information for 6.55 million marriages. In cases when multiple estimates were provided for regions, they computed the mean percentage of consanguineous marriages by weighting individual estimates according to sample size. Table 1 of the appendix summarizes consanguineous marriage data. It shows that Sri Lanka's weighted mean consanguineous percentage is 21.5% (VC-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
This analysis collected data on the proportion of consanguineous marriages in 72 different geopolitical regions from www.consang.net in October 2010, referencing many of the same 381 surveys as Alan H. Bittles' report (1998) which included information for 6.55 million marriages. In cases when multiple estimates were provided for regions, they computed the mean percentage of consanguineous marriages by weighting individual estimates according to sample size. Table 1 of the appendix summarizes consanguineous marriage data. It shows that Sri Lanka's weighted mean consanguineous percentage is 21.5% (VC-CODER COMMENT).
May 27, 2023, 4:25 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets.The WBL database cites the following as the source: Matrimonial Rights and Inheritance Ordinance, Sec. 22 .
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets.The WBL database cites the following as the source: Matrimonial Rights and Inheritance Ordinance, Sec. 22 .
May 27, 2023, 4:25 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Married Women’s Property Ordinance, Secs. 5(2) and (3). According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided....more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Married Women’s Property Ordinance, Secs. 5(2) and (3). According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided....more
May 27, 2023, 4:25 a.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Matrimonial Rights and Inheritance Ordinance, Sec. 24.
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Matrimonial Rights and Inheritance Ordinance, Sec. 24.
Jan. 3, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1
"In the general law,... [a] man’s remarriage would also leave the first wife with no claim to the land although they might have jointly cultivated it" (para 7).
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1
"In the general law,... [a] man’s remarriage would also leave the first wife with no claim to the land although they might have jointly cultivated it" (para 7).
Jan. 3, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"In the general law, Schedule 3 of the colonial-era Land Development Ordinance prescribes an order of inheritance giving precedence to male heirs over female heirs when the owner dies. Women can be ousted by male relatives even when they were cultivating the land due to the bias in this statute" (para 7). "In customary laws like the Kandyan personal law that applies to the Kandyan Sinhalese population, women’s inheritance right is influenced by the origin of the property in question. While sons and daughters inherit their parents’ property in equal shares, a daughter who marries into a “deega” family arrangement — a patrilocal arrangement in which the married couple reside...more
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"In the general law, Schedule 3 of the colonial-era Land Development Ordinance prescribes an order of inheritance giving precedence to male heirs over female heirs when the owner dies. Women can be ousted by male relatives even when they were cultivating the land due to the bias in this statute" (para 7). "In customary laws like the Kandyan personal law that applies to the Kandyan Sinhalese population, women’s inheritance right is influenced by the origin of the property in question. While sons and daughters inherit their parents’ property in equal shares, a daughter who marries into a “deega” family arrangement — a patrilocal arrangement in which the married couple reside...more