Gender Based Violence (Violence against Women and Children)

Mohan (62yrs) is a father of two children residing in the Northern Province. He was amongst the audience when FRC conducted an awareness programme in his village, and through that, sought FRC’s services. He was registered for medical, physiotherapy and counselling services at FRC. During the initial counselling sessions, he was observed to be emotional…

List of Services for GBV survivors in the Mannar District. The list of services on psychosocial and GBV available for the Mannar district  is prepared in discussion with the stakeholders in the Mannar District under the project “Increasing and Improving access to survivors of GBV care, Aiding efforts Towards Gender Equality “. The list is…

MULTISECTORAL APPROACH TO ADDRESS GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

In 2015, torture was an ordinary phenomenon in the Sri Lankan Society within the culture of war that was created through the three decade long civil war. Various impacts made on human dignity in police stations and prisons within that backdrop indicated that launching a research like this was a timely requirement. The research was…

Annual Report 2018

This publication is a proposed amendment to the existing common Medico Legal Report (MLR). It is to be used exclusively for the reporting and documentation of alleged cases of torture. Currently alleged victims of torture and survivors of torture are examined using the standard common MLR, which does not adequately address or specify the documentation…