Violence Archives - Lanka Business News

December 12, 2024

The John Keells Group commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25th November, reaffirming its commitment to combat gender-based violence (GBV) through sustained initiatives and targeted campaigns carried out by its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) entity, John Keells Foundation (JKF). This year’s observance included the eighth annual public campaign under […]

November 22, 2023

‘Delivering Change #EndSGBV’ campaign kickstarts in the lead up to the 16 Days of Activism to stand against Sexual and Gender Based Violence Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today and remains largely unreported due to the […]

August 4, 2022

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Concerned about prevailing reports on violence on children, a group of individuals recently launched We Are For Children (WAFC) to protect children and young-adults from all forms of violence through awareness and education, as well as provide physical and psychological support, and legal protection. WAFC, a non-profit organization, envisions creating a […]

May 13, 2022

We condemn in the strongest possible terms, the violence instigated by progovernment mobs against the peaceful protestors near Temple Trees and Galle Face on the morning of May 9, 2022. We support and praise the extraordinary patience of the protestors at “GotaGoGama” who not only weathered over 30 days of challenges […]

May 12, 2022

Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) believes that sudden eruption of violence witnessed at the beginning of the week that changed the nature of peaceful protests, could tarnish the long held reputation of Sri Lanka as a liberal market country that respects principles of democratic governance. The latest wave of turmoil […]

May 10, 2022

Yesterday’s provocation and the resulting backlash both resulting in violence, injuries, loss of life, and damage to public property is of great concern. It gives the opportunity for saboteurs to take advantage and disrupt the peaceful protests held countrywide over the past few months by every genuinely aggrieved citizen demanding equitable […]

April 27, 2022

Multi-country research commissioned by The Asia Foundation; Study conducted in Sri Lanka by Centre for Poverty Analysis Colombo, April 6, 2022: The Asia Foundation convened a multi-country regional meeting in Delhi on March 24 & 25, to discuss optimizing screening and support services for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Trafficking in Persons […]

March 28, 2022

COLOMBO-March 25, 2022 – The second phase of the ‘#Noගුටි National Campaign to End Violence Against Children’ is all set to start on April 1 in Galle with Sri Lanka’s first of its kind ‘Lama Surakum Yathra (Child Protection Tour)’. The campaign spearheaded by the Stop Child Cruelty Trust (SCCT) and […]

John Keells Group Marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women through a multi-pronged awareness campaign

Uber partners with UNDP Sri Lanka to raise awareness against Sexual and Gender Based Violence

We Are For Children to Protect Children Against Violence

A statement from the #SaveSriLanka IT industry professionals group

SLIM calls authorities to exercise utmost care during the nation’s critical hour

SLASSCOM appeals for urgent national political solution for return to normalcy and economic revival from elected representatives – Launches fund raising campaign to support vulnerable communities.

India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal join hands to optimize screening and support services for gender-based violence and trafficking victims

Second Phase of #Noගුටි ‘Child Protection Tour’ from Galle to Colombo