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Colombo, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Youth

Alarming Increase in Online Child Sexual Abuse Materials

Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM), also known as child pornography, is a growing global problem. While the use of information and communication technology is significant in the modern world, threats to children…

Vivetha Gunaretnam Vivetha Gunaretnam on 02/27/202302/27/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Youth

Protecting Children Through the Convention on the Rights of the Child

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) adopted in 1989, which Sri Lanka ratified on 1991, recognizes the economic, social and cultural rights of children. It is the most ratified…

Sahan Wiratunga Sahan Wiratunga on 12/12/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Youth

All Citizens Accountable to Prevent Child Abuse and Exploitation

Child sexual abuse and exploitation have devastating and enduring impacts and affect children from all socioeconomic backgrounds. However, research indicates that a number of groups such as LGBTQ youth, children with physical…

Sahan Wiratunga Sahan Wiratunga on 11/22/202211/22/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Poverty, Youth

Exploited and Abused: the Sad State of Sri Lanka’s Children

This year the theme for Universal Children’s Day is equality and inclusion for every child. Every child regardless of class, color, creed or ethnicity is protected by the UN Convention on the…

Kumari Perera Kumari Perera on 11/20/202211/20/2022
Colombo, Healthcare, Youth

Ways to Achieve Good Mental Health

Mental health has been a cause for concern in Sri Lanka for some time. A civil war for 30 years, a tsunami in 2004, the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 and the…

Dulari Ranasinghe Dulari Ranasinghe on 10/10/202210/10/2022
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Youth

Cleaning the Augean Stables – the Next Task for Sri Lanka’s Youth

Over the past four months, the young people of Sri Lanka have proved to be more courageous and innovative than preceding generations. In the past, the youth have expressed their frustrations and…

Groundviews Groundviews on 08/12/202208/16/2022
#GoHomeGota, #GotaGoHome, Colombo, Media and Communications, Photos, Youth

The Evolution of Gotagogama and Its Periphery in Colour: One Photographer’s Perspective

The strange poetic irony of Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s fall from grace is difficult to miss. So palpable and stinging is his graceless exile and retirement that it is only fitting that he should…

Sandesh Bartlett Sandesh Bartlett on 07/21/202208/15/2022
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
#GoHomeGota, #GotaGoHome, Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Youth

Proud to be Sri Lankan and a Youth

Groups of people, mostly young, stand in clusters chanting slogans, singing songs, making speeches. Others distribute food – buns, biscuits and fish buns – and others go about collecting litter. Children carry…

Oneli Perera Oneli Perera on 05/06/2022
Colombo, Education, Pandemic, Politics and Governance, Youth

Tackling Access to Education During Covid-19

Sri Lanka can be justly proud of its educated population and high literacy rate due to decades of free education up to university level. Universal access to primary education has been achieved…

Groundviews Groundviews on 01/24/202201/24/2022
Colombo, Development, Economy, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Youth

To Flee or Not to Flee, That is the Question

Once known as being the best fed, most educated and healthiest people in South Asia, Sri Lankans are facing the bleak prospect of a full blown economic crisis that will dramatically push…

Groundviews Groundviews on 01/19/202201/21/2022
Gender, Identity, Moving Images, Religion and faith, Youth

MMDA: Psychological Impact on Children (Documentary)

The Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) has been under discussion by various groups, commissions and governments for the last six decades. Although recommendations have been made for amendments to the Act,…

Selvaraja Rajasegar Selvaraja Rajasegar on 01/15/202201/18/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Politics and Governance, Youth

The Systemic Failure to Protect Sri Lanka’s Children

Thirty years after ratifying the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNRC) in 1991, child protection is a national crisis in Sri Lanka. Over the past 16 months, 10…

Dr. Tush Wickramanayaka Dr. Tush Wickramanayaka on 01/01/2022
Colombo, Gender, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Youth

Boys Cry Too

Boys are often under represented or even ignored in the fight against child sexual exploitation due to the stereotyping of gender traits with males being considered strong and invulnerable and less likely…

Groundviews Groundviews on 11/23/202111/24/2021
Colombo, Politics and Governance, Youth

The Growing Dangers of Online Sexual Exploitation of Children

It was a horrifying and sickening case. A 15 year old child was groomed online and sexually abused by dozens of men including a local government politician, a Buddhist monk, a Navy…

Groundviews Groundviews on 11/20/202111/22/2021

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