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Mr. Speaker

19 November 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Incidents of Domestic Violence Against Women from 2015 (Q.1/2025)

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¶ 01 ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

¶ 02 Question No. 1 - 819/2025 (1), Hon. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna.

¶ 03 INCIDENTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FROM 2015: DETAILS

¶ 04 asked the Minister of Women and Child Affairs: (a) Will she inform this House the— (i) number of incidents of domestic violence against women that were reported in Sri Lanka in each of the years from 2015 up to the present, separately; (ii) measures that are taken to prevent incidents of domestic violence against women; and (iii) measures that are taken to expedite legal action with regard to incidents of domestic violence against women? (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Wednesday, 19 November 2025 ·No. 22931 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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