Sexual harassment : Four, including Army personnel, arrested
2024-09-30
Four suspects, including two military personnel, have been arrested on charges of having sexually harassed women in incidents reported inContinue Reading
Cabinet approves criminalizing all forms of sexual harassment
2024-06-12
The Cabinet has approved amendments to the Penal Code criminalizing all forms of sexual harassment and sexual assault. The draftContinue Reading
Suspect arrested for harassing undercover Policewoman
2024-02-19
A man has been arrested for sexually harassing a female Police Constable who was on undercover duty on a publicContinue Reading
42 arrested during special Police operation on public transport
2024-02-08
Forty-two (42) suspects have been arrested during the special operation launched by the Police on public transportation to tackle crimesContinue Reading
Islandwide operation to tackle harassment on public transport
2024-02-07
Sri Lanka Police has launched a special islandwide programme from today to tackle harassment against children and women on publicContinue Reading
Parliament staffers arrested in abuse allegations
2024-01-30
In a shocking development, three junior staff members of Parliament were arrested today by the Police Child and Women’s BureauContinue Reading
Ukrainian tourist sexually harassed at a temple
2023-06-23
A 19-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly having sexually harassed a Ukrainian female tourist at a Buddhist temple inContinue Reading
Sexual Harassment : ITN orders probe into allegations
2023-04-25
The Chairman of the state-owned Independent Television Network (ITN) has ordered a probe into the allegations of sexual harassment atContinue Reading
Principal arrested for forcibly embracing female teacher
2023-04-18
The principal of a private school in Minuwangoda has been arrested for forcibly embracing a female teacher under the guiseContinue Reading
Two arrested for sexually harassing female employees of insurance company
2023-03-29
Two individuals have been arrested on charges of having sexually harassed three female employees of an Insurance company in Puttalam. Continue Reading
Cabinet approval for proposal to strengthen sexual harassment-related laws
2022-12-13
The Cabinet has granted approval to strengthen the existing legal provisions prohibiting sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sexual bribery, andContinue Reading
