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Author: Buddhini Withana

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Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Poverty, Youth

Innovative Social Protection Measures Vital for Children to Recover from Economic Crisis

It should be universally acknowledged that the socioeconomic impact of the multiple crises which have been unfolding in Sri Lanka since the COVID-19 pandemic has invalidated all human development indicators measured since…

Buddhini Withana Buddhini Withana on 06/15/202306/15/2023
Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Poverty, Youth

Child Labour: Remedies in a Humanitarian Crisis

Our numbers are good, that is, if you glance at them and move on. We are proud to acknowledge that we have some of the lowest rates of child labour in South…

Buddhini Withana Buddhini Withana on 06/12/202206/12/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Politics and Governance, Poverty, Youth

Child Trafficking: Responding to a Complex Phenomenon

The recent incidents of sexual and economic exploitation of children have sparked many protests and a public outcry targeting the failure of the State to ensure justice to children and their families….

Buddhini Withana Buddhini Withana on 07/30/202107/30/2021
Colombo, Development, Economy, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Poverty, Youth

Hidden and Discounted: Child Labour in Tea and Tourism

In the South Asian region, Sri Lanka is a success story when it comes to tackling child labour. The widely prevalent forms of child labour in the 1990s and before, such as…

Buddhini Withana Buddhini Withana on 06/12/202106/12/2021

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