Full Coverage: Sri Lanka
November 2007
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The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in Sri Lanka
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05.11.2007
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has launched a national program to address post-consumer plastic waste. People are being told to segregate the plastic from other garbage to make recycle collections easier and to stop dumping them on roadsides.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Business] [Environment] [Pollution] |
05.11.2007
Children of mothers who work overseas are most likely to be subject to Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE), says a leading child protection group in Sri Lanka. There are currently 40,000 commercial child prostitutes in the country, with most of them working in the coastal areas.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Children] [Migration] [Poverty] [Sexuality] |
02.11.2007
A UN official just back from Sri Lanka has condemned the escalation of hostilities and warned that torture was "prone to become routine in the context of counter-terrorism operations."
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Image: Sri Lanka's minister for human rights has claimed that claimed that the country has a "zero-tolerance" policy on torture. © Amnesty International USA
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