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Women at Work Seminar 2024
Our second regional seminar as part of our Women at Work programme took place in November 2024 in Negombo, Sri Lanka. Find the impressions and highlights from the seminar in this article.
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Interview: In pursuit of the truth - enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, families of the victims of enforced disappearances continue their pursuit of the truth. Read the interview where Head of Human Rights Office, Kandy, Father Nandana Manatunga, speaks about this issue.
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Support to work against impunity and access to justice
The NHRF prioritises work aimed at ensuring full and equal access to justice, recognising justice as the key component to combating impunity.
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Caste-Hate Speech – A Culture of Silence and Violence
Caste-based discrimination affects more than 260 million Dalits worldwide. Caste-hate speech is currently on the rise across different social media platforms, and should be acknowledged as a specific form of hate.
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#IDefendRights: Eliminating caste discrimination
In his I Defend Rights story, Human and Dalit Rights Defender Ritwajit Das talks about why he stays motivated to fight against caste oppression.
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NHRF grantee releases new report
INFORM is a leading human rights organization in Sri Lanka that is always at the forefront of the human rights struggle to promote and protect human rights in the country. Recently, the organization released a report documenting the situation for HRDs in Sri Lanka before and during the COVID-19 curfew.
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