Government affirms unwavering commitment to advance women’s rights
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has affirmed that all agreements with international women’s organisations mandate that women must have the same rights as men. He emphasised that the judiciary, executive, legislature, or any other institution cannot interfere with these activities.
The President reiterated that the Government’s goal is to ensure equal rights for women in the country and stressed his commitment to this objective.
President Wickremesinghe also made it clear that the Government will not accept any decisions that could harm the existence of Buddhism.
The President made these remarks during his address at a ceremony held at the Sirikotha Party Headquarters, where letters of appointment were handed over to zonal organisers appointed under the United National Party’s new reorganisation drive on Tuesday (18).
The President also said: “I am pleased to be part of today’s event marking the second phase of appointing new zonal organisers under the UNP’s reorganisation drive.
“Today in Parliament, extensive discussions took place on the Gender Equality Bill. However, based on the Supreme Court order, women do not have the right to equality. I emphasised in Parliament that denying this right to women, who constitute the majority of the country’s population, could be viewed as a decision that goes against both Parliament and the Constitution of our nation.
“Our goal is to ensure that women enjoy equal rights to men, as stipulated in all agreements of international women’s organisations. The judiciary, executive, legislature or any other institution cannot hinder the realisation of this objective.
We are fully dedicated to achieving this goal, and I emphasised this commitment in Parliament today to dispel any concerns. I also emphasised that we cannot accept any decision that may undermine the protection of Buddhism, and efforts are currently underway to address this issue.”
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