Women’s courts on way
Ministry to look into legal background :
Dharma Sri Abeyratne
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Future plans |
| * Plans to
establish court only for women, children in each district
* This will safeguard self-
respect and dignity |
The Child Development and Women’s Empowerment Ministry has focused
its attention on suggesting to the Government to establish women’s
courts. Child Development and Women’s Empowerment Minister Tissa
Karaliyadda told the Daily News that a court has to be established only
for women and children in each district. This will safeguard the self
respect and dignity of women and children, he said.
However such courts can be established only in accordance with the
legal background of the country. The Ministry will look into the
prevailing legal background for establishing such courts, the Minister
added.
“Generally women and children are produced before courts which are
used by all. The Ministry has thought of establishing courts only for
women and children. By doing so, their self respect can be safeguarded.
Only children and women will be produced before these courts,” Minister
Karaliyadda added. |
