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Advocacy, Colombo, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

Decriminalisation of Same-Sex Conduct: Another Empty Promise or a Reality?

The basis and the procedure of the criminal law in Sri Lanka was derived from English law. After Sri Lanka was colonised by the British, British laws were gradually applied throughout the…

EQUAL GROUND, Sri Lanka EQUAL GROUND, Sri Lanka on 02/21/2023
Advocacy, Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Politics and Governance

Decriminalising Consensual Same-sex Sexual Relations: Amendments Versus Repeal

In a major development in the human rights arena, SLPP parliamentarian and lawyer Premanath C. Dolawatte handed over a private member’s bill to President Ranil Wickremesinghe seeking to amend laws that marginalise…

EQUAL GROUND, Sri Lanka EQUAL GROUND, Sri Lanka on 08/31/2022
Peace and Conflict

Historic Court Win for LGBTIQ Community

Thanks to archaic, Victorian-era laws that are still present in Sri Lanka, the country’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTIQ) community has been marginalised and discriminated against for over a…

EQUAL GROUND, Sri Lanka EQUAL GROUND, Sri Lanka on 12/13/202112/13/2021

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