Sri Lanka gets a pat on the back

Sri Lanka received strong cross-regional support in the Human Rights Council from countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America on Thursday which uniformly welcomed and commended the country’s significant progress achieved in the reconciliation process.

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President tells UNGA:

World needs no policing by a few States

“At the outset, I offer my condolences to the families whose loved ones died as a result of a terrorist attack in a shopping mall in Kenya. Having suffered from many terrorist attacks, for nearly three decades, we Sri Lankans condemn this cowardly act.

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Shocking statistics: Four to five children raped daily :

Deterrent punishment, the answer

As Sri Lanka prepares to celebrate World Children's Day which falls on October 1, under the theme ‘The Family Protects you’ the situation faced by children in Sri Lanka is in the limelight as statistics show that four to five children are raped on a daily basis in Sri Lanka, despite the fact that the subject of combating child abuse is frequently discussed at various fora.

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