Human Rights Commission celebrates International Women’s Day 2019 on the theme “Mainstreaming Women with Disabilities for a Dignified Life”
The Commission organized a national round table discussion to commemorate International Women’s day on 8th March 2019 on the theme of “Mainstreaming Women with Disabilities for a Dignified Life” at the Sri Lanka Foundation. As a precursor to the national discussion, the Commission conducted a series of round table discussions at a regional level on four themes: education, health, employment and family affairs. In line with the Commission’s mandate to advise the government on policy and legal reform, recommendations were formulated and made to the relevant government entities.