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The British Refugee Council noted in its Sri Lanka monitor that between February and July 1999 more than 45 cases of rape by the Sri Lanka Army were reported in the North-East. [134] On 12 July 1999, members of the Sri Lanka Army gang raped and killed Ida Carmelitta (19), a Tamil woman from the town of Pallimunai, in Mannar district. On the ...
Sri Lankan family law does not recognize same-sex marriages, same-sex civil unions, or provide equal rights to same-sex live-in couples. In 2015, Sri Lanka voted in favour to provide equal partnership benefits to same-sex couples at a UN assembly vote, at which regional countries such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh voted against.
[16] [21] Black July is generally seen as the start of the Sri Lankan Civil War between the Tamil militants and the government of Sri Lanka. [ 18 ] [ 22 ] Sri Lankan Tamils fled to other countries in the ensuing years, with July becoming a period of remembrance for the diaspora around the world. [ 23 ]
Reports of on-campus sexual assault and harassment [ edit ] Between 2011 and 2016 the university reported there were 40 officially cases of sexual abuse and harassment on campus, resulting in 12 staff members being disciplined or sacked for sexual misconduct and no student expulsions or suspensions. [ 85 ]
365. Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman, or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation.—. Penetration is sufficient to constitute the carnal intercourse necessary to the offence ...
The 2022 Sri Lankan protests, commonly known as Aragalaya ( Sinhala: අරගලය, lit. 'The Struggle'), were a series of mass protests that began in March 2022 against the government of Sri Lanka. The government was heavily criticized for mismanaging the Sri Lankan economy, which led to a subsequent economic crisis involving severe ...
Society. Around 43% of sexual minorities in Sri Lanka report 'high life satisfaction' as opposed to 24% in Pakistan and 34% in India. 64% of LGBT polled were single and not in a relationship. At least 51% of LGBT were out to family, a number that is higher than the number out to friends and to their workplace. [49]
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — The grueling basic training for fledgling cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, known as swab summer, has been revamped this year in light of a sexual abuse scandal ...