Strengthen security of children at GN level - President instructs officials dailynews.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailynews.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
State Minister Seetha Arambepola, Deputy Chairperson of the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus has called for some sort of censorship in the reporting of child abuse incidents as current reportage further embarrassed children and their families. The state minister emphasised that it was also essential to regulate media coverage in such situations. In addition to the SLPP National List MP, other women parliamentarians emphasised the […]
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The Covid-19 pandemic that has been impacting Sri Lanka for the past one and a half years has had wide ranging economic and social repercussions for people from all walks of life from the loss of livelihood and education to domestic violence and child abuse. Women and children have been disproportionately affected on multiple fronts.
In July alone, four cases of extreme violence against children were reported: a 13 year old girl from Nawalapitiya had been allegedly sexually abused by her father since the age of seven; a 15 year old girl was subjected to sex trafficking; two children of 12 and 14 were allegedly abused by their father resulting in pregnancy; and a 16 year old girl who was illegally employed at the residence of MP Rishad Bathiudeen died of burn injuries.
National child protection policy not implemented for 21 years, says COPE island.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from island.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Children need to be taught the importance of emotional intelligence and how to be good citizens
8515 cases reported via our hotline in 2019, currently around 4500 cases being investigated
Importance afforded to mental health is insufficient and it should be improved
A 15-year-old girl was burnt when she was 5 and sexually abused when she was 12 by his stepfather. Her
case was filed in 2018, but it’s still in its early stages. Sexually abused since she was 12; for a period of four years, by her biological father. This drove this 16-year-old girl to attempt to end her life seven times. Hearing stories such as these have unfortunately become a norm in our country. This year started with 54 cases of child abuse being reported within the first 15 days. The extensive time taken to hear a case and the re-victimization within the system, failure in implementing the law and the absence of a policy are proofs that the country lacks an effective child protection framework. “Statistic