4:11 AM
Awareness program on Women and
Legal Protection
An awareness program on women
and legal protection was held in the center of fisher cooperative in Batticalao
on 5th of September 2012. There were more than 30 women
participants who came from
Thumpalachcholei, Urugamam, Vellikakani, Kopaveli and Kithul in the program.
Mr. Selver kumar who is the coordinator of Batticaloa
district made the welcome speech and Miss.
Lavina Hasnthi who is the women
coordinator of NAFSO explained the objective of the program. As her,
objective of this program was to get basic knowledge about Women and Legal
Protection for selected women headed members in above mentioned five villages.
Miss. M. Mudira who is a lawyer of Batticaloa court played
the resource person role. She considered
wider areas of the legal process which related women as well as specially
single mothers whose husbands were lost, diapered and disabled because of
the civil war in the country.
Main areas of the discussion-
· Women were educated about the
procedure to access the court on legal matter
· Basic understanding about the court
in Baticaloa as well as court system in Sri Lanka
· Category of the problems and
relevant courts
Ex-
Divorce case, Land issues, Domestic violation
· Legal process to get a birth certificate
especially for the children who were not given birth certificates yet
· Legal actions against the problems
that women face in individual as well as village wise
Mr. Anthony Jesudasan who is one of the project coordinators
of NAFSO intervened after the main part of the awareness program to discussion
about different issues such as violation of women, women abuse and harassment
against women.
Participants pointed out many issues that they are facing in
their life. They requested to continue this program. They appreciated NAFSO intervention on this mater as long turn
process.
