HRCSL sends a follow-up letter to the Ministry of Justice on Recommendation on Sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) sent a letter to the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms on 13 August 2024 as a follow-up to the letter sent to the Ministry dated 22 November 2023 with reference to sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code (Chapter 19). The said sections of the Penal Code relate to ‘unnatural offences’ and ‘acts of gross indecency between persons’ and have been used for the purpose of criminalising sexual activity between persons of the same sex.
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