Chulani Kodikara is reading for her PhD at the University of Edinburgh. She was previously senior researcher with the Consultation Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms conducting public consultations on the design of transitional justice mechanisms in Sri Lanka. She is the author of Muslim Family Law in Sri Lanka: Theory, Practice and Issues of Concern to Women and Women and Governance in Sri Lanka (with Kishali Pinto Jayawardena).
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Published in: 50.50Gender-just laws versus “divine” law in Sri LankaThe heated debate over reforming Muslim personal law in Sri Lanka has resulted in an unprecedented mobilization of...
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Published in: 50.50Justice and accountability for war related sexual violence in Sri LankaAs the testimonies of survivors of sexual violence in Sri Lanka’s long war enter the public domain and the...
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Published in: 50.50Domestic violence in Sri Lanka: the power of alternative discourseThe Prevention of Domestic Violence Act has opened up an important and new discursive ‘space of struggle’ to debate...
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Published in: 50.50State racism and sexism in post-war Sri Lanka
Central to the resurgence of Sinhala Buddhist nationalism in post-war Sri Lanka is a redefinition of gender role and...
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Published in: 50.50Sri Lanka: where are the women in local government?
The women party activists who applied for nominations to stand in next week's local elections in Sri Lanka found...