Sexual minorities in Sri Lanka have been counted in recent times as consisting of as little as 0.035% of the population to as high as 19.6%. It is likely...
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The history of sexual minorities in Sri Lanka covered in this article dates back to a couple of centuries before the start of the Vikram Samvat era (300...
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either speak Tamil or reside in a Tamil area. LGBT rights in India LGBT rights in Sri Lanka Sexual minorities in Sri Lanka "Govt. submits data on gay population"...
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Article 365 of the Sri Lankan Penal Code, which dates from the time of colonial British Ceylon, criminalizes sexual acts deemed "against the order of nature"...
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LGBT in Sri Lanka reported that they were currently in a homosexual relationship with another male. Around 43% of sexual minorities in Sri Lanka report...
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Human male sexuality Human sexuality Minority group Queer Sexual minorities in Japan Sexual minorities in Sri Lanka Sexuality and gender identity-based...
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Sexual violence against Tamils in Sri Lanka has occurred repeatedly during the island's long ethnic conflict. The first instances of rape of Tamil women...
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UNP. Sexual Minorities in Sri Lanka Tamil Sexual Minorities "Department for Justice" (PDF). "Road to reform – LGBTIQ rights in Sri Lanka". www.themorning...
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third gender to gain employment. Sexual Minorities in Sri Lanka Tamil Sexual Minorities "Country Snapshots: Sri Lanka" (PDF). Apcom. Retrieved June 7,...
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relating to the sexual discrimination against women as well as the homophobia and discrimination against sexual minorities, although Sri Lanka itself is often...
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Sinhalese with sizable Sri Lankan Tamil, Sri Lankan Muslim, Indian Tamil, Sri Lankan Malay and Burgher minorities. Sri Lanka was first inhabited by Homo...
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discourage the Sri Lankan Tamils from working in the Ceylon Civil Service and other public services. The Tamil-speaking minorities of Ceylon (Sri Lankan Tamils...
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The national symbols of Sri Lanka are the national anthem, flag, emblem, flower, tree, bird, butterfly, gemstone and sport. They represent the country...
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In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet of Ministers is the council of senior ministers responsible and answerable to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The President is...
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The president of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Lankā Janādhipathi; Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the head of state and head...
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The National Emblem of Sri Lanka is used by the State of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan government in connection with the administration and government of...
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Sri Lanka elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. Sri Lanka has a multi-party system, with two dominant political...
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Sport in Sri Lanka is a significant part of Sri Lankan culture. Although the Sports Ministry named volleyball the national sport, the most popular sport...
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Sri Lanka is one of the twelve nations that take part in Test cricket and one of the six nations that has won a cricket World Cup. Cricket is played at...
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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (redirect from LTTE Sri Lanka)
based in the northern and eastern Sri Lanka. The LTTE fought to create an independent Tamil state called Tamil Eelam in the northeast of the island in response...
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The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා රජය, romanized: Śrī Lankā Rajaya; Tamil: இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a Semi-presidential republic determined...
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country and there are currently[as of?] 331 divisional secretariats in Sri Lanka. They were formerly known as D.R.O. divisions, after the divisional revenue...
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violence have also persisted in the post war period especially against Tamils and other ethnic and sexual minorities. Sri Lanka has also experienced attacks...
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Easter Sunday, three churches in Sri Lanka and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital, Colombo, were targeted in a series of coordinated ISIS-related...
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system in Sri Lanka comprises collections of codified and uncodified forms of law, of many origins subordinate to the Constitution of Sri Lanka which is...
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This is a demography of the population of Sri Lanka including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the population, economic status...
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Sri Lankan Rupee (Sinhala: රුපියල්, Tamil: ரூபாய்; symbol: රු (plural) in English, රු in Sinhala, ௹ in Tamil; ISO code: LKR) is the currency of Sri Lanka...
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Textile and clothing industries have been Sri Lanka's largest gross export earner since 1986 and accounted for more than 52% of the total export earnings...
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The Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora refers to the global diaspora of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. It can be said to be a subset of the larger Sri Lankan and Tamil...
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Indo-Sri Lanka Accord The Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord was an accord signed in Colombo on 29 July 1987, between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan...
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