Has #NPP rule overcome #SriLanka's deeply embedded ethno-religious cleavages? Shashik Silva thinks not in his dissection of state responses to Sinhala Buddhist sentiment and nationalist mobilisation. polity.lk/shashik-silva-…

Women from across #SriLanka call for a reformed family law and practice that centres equality, dignity, and safety for women and children. Read, sign, amplify, and organise, around the Women's Declaration. polity.lk/suriya-womens-…

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FCEJ condemns the violence perpetrated by the state against the people of Mannar and demands that the right to energy be recognised alongside the right to a safe environment. srilankafeministcollective.org/_files/ugd/06b…

20 years ago, the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act took force in #SriLanka. #PolityLK has a few yowls in store, but begin with this 2010 hiss from the Cat's Eye feminist collective. polity.lk/wp-content/upl…

A few columns, a press conference, pronouncements by the cassock-clad and saffron-clothed; suddenly, the streets are alive with suspicion and anxiety. Dr Thurairajah on how moral panic is manufactured in #SriLanka polity.lk/ruben-thuraira…

As Dr Thurairajah reminds us, clergy acting out a well rehearsed script that panics govts, Marxists included! "Until citizens of #lka denounce this script, failed politicians will continue to invent enemies and recycle old fears. And voters will mistake bigotry for governance."

Constant evaluation of what happens under laws enacted should be part and parcel of the system. Looking forward to PolityLK's series on the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, particularly these early pieces to understand expectations and how far (or not) we have come.

Out Now! Vol. 13, No. 1 (2025), LKR800 from the Social Scientists’ Association and LKR1000 from Barefoot and Vijitha Yapa bookshops.

Discussion on ‘Gendered Labour, Health Injustice, And Agrarian Dispossession in Sri Lanka's Tea Plantations’ by Thila Gobalan Date: Thursday, 30th October 2025 Time: 5.00PM – 6.30PM Location: Social Scientists' Association 380/86, Sarana Road Colombo 07

Two decades since the #PDVA, how does it work for victim-survivors of intimate partner violence? Thahira & Raaya Gomez talked to lawyers on hurdles in obtaining protection orders under the Act. polity.lk/thahira-cader-…

“From Numbers to Narratives: A Workshop on Quantitative and Qualitative Integration.” On October 9, 2025, Shashik Silva from the Social Scientists’ Association conducted a workshop for the Student Research Society of S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia.

Will the new #Microfinance Bill be the latest knot in the noose for poor people in #SriLanka asks FCEJ Sri Lanka? Why is the #NPP not consulting with women victims to eradicate the microcredit menace? polity.lk/fcej-end-the-m…

Discussion on ‘Gendered Labour, Health Injustice, And Agrarian Dispossession in Sri Lanka's Tea Plantations’ by Thila Gobalan Date: Thursday, 30th October 2025 Time: 5.00PM – 6.30PM Location: Social Scientists' Association 380/86, Sarana Road Colombo 07

Plenary Discussion on ‘Women, Work, and the Weight of Crisis: Gendered Lives in Sri Lanka’s Neoliberal Recovery’ Date: Friday, 31st October 2025 Time: 3.30 PM onwards Venue: Ecumenical Institute for Study and Dialogue, Colombo 06

Tomorrow at 5.00PM Discussion on ‘Gendered Labour, Health Injustice, And Agrarian Dispossession in Sri Lanka's Tea Plantations’ by Thila Gobalan Time: 5.00PM – 6.30PM Location: Social Scientists' Association 380/86, Sarana Road Colombo 07

Tomorrow at 3.30 PM Plenary Discussion on ‘Women, Work, and the Weight of Crisis: Gendered Lives in Sri Lanka’s Neoliberal Recovery’ Date: Friday, 31st October 2025 Time: 3.30 PM onwards Venue: Ecumenical Institute for Study and Dialogue, Colombo 06