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Investigation Underway Into Alleged Physical Punishment of School Student in Sooriyawewa

An investigation has been initiated following allegations that a school student was subjected to inhuman physical punishment by a school principal in Sooriyawewa, Hambantota District. According to the mother of the victim, the incident occurred on 18 December 2025 at Rammuduwewa Vidyalaya, Sooriyawewa. Her son, a 16-year-old Grade 11 student, was allegedly assaulted by the […]

Child Protection Alliance Calls for Urges Government to Pass Penal Code Amendment Bill Protecting Children

News / suneth gajanayake

The Child Protection Alliance (CPA) has urged the Government of Sri Lanka to take immediate steps to pass the Penal Code Amendment Bill – Chapter 19, which seeks to ban corporal punishment of children. In a letter addressed to Hon. Harashana Nanayakka, Minister of Justice and National Integration, the CPA commended the government’s initiative in

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Investigation Underway Into Alleged Physical Punishment of School Student in Sooriyawewa

Child Protection Alliance Calls for Urges Government to Pass Penal Code Amendment Bill Protecting Children

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