by polity.lk | Oct 18, 2025 | Economy
End the Microfinance Menace! No to the new Bill! Feminist Collective for Economic Justice The National People’s Party (NPP) marked the completion of its first year in government in September 2025. Sadly, the new government has already lost touch with the realities on...
Reflecting Back and Looking Forward: 20 years since the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act
Thahira Cader & Raaya Gomez
by polity.lk | Oct 14, 2025 | Justice
Reflecting Back and Looking Forward: 20 years since the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act Thahira Cader & Raaya Gomez IntroductionOctober 3rd this year marks twenty years since the passing of the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, No. 34 of 2005 (PDVA) in Sri...
‘Dead Catting’: Manufacturing Moral Panic in Sri Lanka
Ruben Thurairajah
by polity.lk | Oct 7, 2025 | Politics
‘Dead Catting’: Manufacturing Moral Panic in Sri Lanka Ruben Thurairajah In Colombo Fort, tourists stroll past decaying colonial buildings, unaware that the air is thick with invented fear. A hotel concierge smiles politely, but in the newspapers, the same streets are...
Family Law and Practice in Sri Lanka: Women’s Declaration
Suriya Women’s Development Centre
by polity.lk | Sep 23, 2025 | Justice
Family Law and Practice in Sri Lanka: Women’s Declaration Suriya Women’s Development Centre The Women’s Declaration on Family Law and Practice was officially submitted to Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Savithri Paulraj, Minister of Justice and National...
Sinhala Buddhist Nationalism and Political Legitimacy in Contemporary Sri Lanka
Shashik Silva
by polity.lk | Sep 16, 2025 | Politics
Sinhala Buddhist Nationalism and Political Legitimacy in Contemporary Sri Lanka Shashik Silva Cleavage politics has emerged as one of the most defining features of Sri Lanka’s party system and political behaviour since independence.[1] Political commentators have...