Sri Lankan activists are at the center of a decades-long battle to reform the country’s Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act. When the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami receded from Sri Lanka’s coasts, leaving a ...

This article by Mia Abeyawardene originally appeared on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka. An edited version is published below as part of a content-sharing ...

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) — After leaving school, Jeewanthi Adikari was determined to pursue her studies in accounting. But her life took a different path when she began a three-month training program ...

Sri Lanka is gearing up for its ninth presidential election on September 21, but notably no women candidates are running for the highest office in the country. While having a woman candidate does not ...

Fifteen years after Sri Lanka's brutal civil war, women are clearing land mines to rebuild their communities. Widows and single mothers are fighting for safety and reconciliation in a country still ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but not a single one will be on the ballot in Saturday’s presidential election. The island nation of more than 22 ...

COLOMBO – Sri Lankan authorities have arrested tens of thousands of people in a monthlong crackdown on drugs, and vowed to continue despite U.N. criticism of possible human rights violations during ...

Many of the gravesites that pockmark the north and east of the country are believed to contain the victims of atrocities ...