The Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus has instructed relevant authorities to ensure that all ongoing investigations into the Anuradhapura child abuse caseContinue Reading
A collective statement has called for a fair and independent investigation into the serious abuse allegations against Anuradhapura Atamasthanadhipathi PallegamaContinue Reading
Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Savithri Paulraj said her ministry and relevant agencies had taken all necessary stepsContinue Reading
The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) says it has faced no interference in relation to the ongoing investigations into theContinue Reading
A man who had impersonated a shaman (Kapuwa) and impregnated a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to 15 years ofContinue Reading
A 04-point proposal for the establishment of a multi-sectoral mechanism to enable swift action in instances where complaints on childContinue Reading
The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) states that 321 complaints were received in 2024 regarding incidents of severe sexual abuseContinue Reading
A 14-year-old girl, abducted and hidden in an underground bunker, was rescued by Buttala Police, the Lankadeepa Newspaper reported. TheContinue Reading
Five individuals arrested for the brutal assault of a young child have been remanded until June 19 by the PadaviyaContinue Reading
Police have launched an investigation to apprehend a man who was caught on video brutally assaulting a toddler, Lankadeepa newspaperContinue Reading
Nearly 10,000 complaints of child abuse have been received by the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) in 2023, it wasContinue Reading
A new hotline is to be introduced in January next year specifically for the safety of women and children inContinue Reading
Nearly 98,000 cases of child abuse through cyberspace have been reported so far in 2023, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) ofContinue Reading
A total of 168 female children below the age of 16 years have been sexually abused within a period ofContinue Reading
Over 5,000 complaints related to child abuse have been filed within the first 07 months of this year in SriContinue Reading
Six people, including two women, have been apprehended for allegedly having assaulted to death an individual inside a building nearContinue Reading
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has ordered strict legislation to prevent child abuse in Sri Lanka, the President’s Media Division (PMD) reported.Continue Reading
