The Commission consulted Secretary to the Ministry Social Service and referred the
representatives of the said organization to the Ministry to identify relevant official for the
programme. The programme was successfully concluded jointly by the Ministry and the
Central Federation of the Deaf. The resources persons from the Commission contributed to
the programme on 18.12.2014.
UNFPA
The HRCSL representatives participated at National Working Group Meeting to provide
inputs to the findings of the study on “sex work and violence” - the understanding factors for
safety and protection organized by the UNFPA on 03.09.2014 and 30.10.2014.
UNDP
HRCSL officials participated in a round table discussion on female Heads of House hold in
Sri Lanka; from discourse to policy implementation which was organized by the Ministry of
Child Development and Women’s Affairs, FOKUS Women and UNDP in collaboration with
the Ministry of National Languages and Social Integration and the Ministry of Social
Services on 30.10.2014.
Civil Society Meeting
Complying with the UN Paris principals the HRCSL took further steps to strengthen
coordination and corporation with Civil Society to protect and promote human rights.
The 1st meeting for the year 2014 was delayed due to unavoidable circumstances and it was
conducted on 11th September 2014 with the participation of 28 civil society members at the
HRCSL Auditorium. The meeting was chaired by Mrs. Jezima Ismail, Commissioner,
HRCSL and senior staff of HRCSL also took part in this event.
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