{"id":170828,"date":"2016-11-24T11:44:03","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T06:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=170828"},"modified":"2016-11-24T14:25:52","modified_gmt":"2016-11-24T08:55:52","slug":"civil-society-condemns-threats-to-muslim-women-by-muslims-for-advocating-mmda-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/civil-society-condemns-threats-to-muslim-women-by-muslims-for-advocating-mmda-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Society Condemns Threats To Muslim Women By Muslims For Advocating MMDA Reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>109 Civil Society activists and 16 organisations have today\u00a0condemned the recent threats against women activists who have been involved in recent campaigns to reform the Muslim personal laws.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aluthgama-Mulsims.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-126262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aluthgama-Mulsims.jpg\" alt=\"Aluthgama Mulsims\" width=\"389\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aluthgama-Mulsims.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aluthgama-Mulsims-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;In August this year, our sisters from the Women Action Network (WAN) made recommendations on reforming discriminatory laws to the Fundamental Rights Parliamentary Sub-Committee of the Constitutional Assembly of Sri Lanka. However, since then they have been vilified and attacked in several public meetings by some Muslim community leaders. These speeches have also been widely circulated through social media.\u00a0We are saddened and shocked that such dedicated women leaders committed to advance the well-being of women and their communities have been attacked in this way,&#8221; Women\u2019s Coalition for Disaster Management (Batticaloa women\u2019s network) said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>We publish below the statement endorsed\u00a0by\u00a0109 Civil Society activists and 16 organisations in full:<\/p>\n<p>The constitutional reform process has initiated important discussions about legal reform. Among them is the need to better protect women\u2019s rights and reform laws that discriminate against women. As women leaders who have worked for more than 25 years on women\u2019s rights, we welcome this focus.<\/p>\n<p>We call for changing laws that discriminate against us, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Muslim+Marriage+and+Divorce+Act&amp;x=5&amp;y=7\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act<\/span><\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Thesavalamai&amp;x=5&amp;y=10\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Thesavalamai<\/span><\/a>, Land Development Ordinance, the Vagrants Ordinance and sections 365 and 365A of the penal code.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wan-says-muslim-marriage-and-divorce-act-treats-women-as-second-class-citizens-calls-for-rectification\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">August this year<\/span><\/a>, our sisters from the Women Action Network (WAN) made recommendations on reforming discriminatory laws to the Fundamental Rights Parliamentary Sub-Committee of the Constitutional Assembly of Sri Lanka. However, since then they have been vilified and attacked in several public meetings by some Muslim community leaders. These speeches have also been widely circulated through social media.<\/p>\n<p>We are saddened and shocked that such dedicated women leaders committed to advance the well-being of women and their communities have been attacked in this way.<\/p>\n<p>We reiterate some of the demands made by our sisters \u2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 16 (1) of the current constitution should be repealed and the constitution should ensure that all citizens are should be treated equally.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Article 12 of the current constitution guarantees equal rights to men and women and non-discrimination. However, article 16 (1) protects many laws that discriminate against women and the marginalised citizen\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reform personal laws that discriminate against women.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Protect all Sri Lankans by enforcing a minimum age of marriage of 18 years for all citizens regardless of religion or ethnicity.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the practice of dowry\/<em>kaikuli<\/em>, which has led to coercion and harassment of married women and their families as well as domestic violence.<\/li>\n<li>Appoint women <em>Quazis<\/em> to ensure women\u2019s access to equal justice in <em>Quazi<\/em> courts. Ensuring women can become <em>Quazis<\/em>, adjudicators, marriage registrars, and members of the Board of <em>Quazis<\/em> is to recognise Muslim women as equal Sri Lankan citizens. Excluding women from these positions, which are publicly funded also amounts to state-sanctioned discrimination against Sri Lankan Muslim women.<\/li>\n<li>Women should have the equal right to\u00a0consent on principle and in paper to the marriage without needing\u00a0permission of a male guardian or\u00a0<em>wali<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We strongly support our sisters from WAN in their struggle and demand respect for the dignity and safety of all those working for women\u2019s rights and well-being.<\/p>\n<p>Women and girls face much violence because of discriminatory laws. To prevent such violence against women and girls, and to ensure accountability for such violence, these laws must be reformed.<\/p>\n<p>We call on everyone to come together to ensure that such public attacks do not recur, and that the dignity of women leaders who are at the forefront of these struggles are upheld.<\/p>\n<p>We also condemn anti-Muslim hate speech that is aimed at causing fear among Muslim communities and is questioning their status as equal citizens of Sri Lanka. In this context, we strongly oppose opportunistic political misuse of the struggle for Muslim women&#8217;s rights or personal law reform. Women of all ethnic communities in Sri Lanka suffer from inequality and violence and\u00a0we oppose both racism and sexism. &#8211;\u00a0<em>Women\u2019s Coalition for Disaster Management (Batticaloa women\u2019s network)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>We, the undersigned, endorse this statement and support the call to reform the laws discriminatory towards women.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Individuals<\/strong><br \/>\nAbha Bhaiya \u2013 India<br \/>\nAfkar Fazil &#8211; Student<br \/>\nAfrah Niwas &#8211;\u00a0Univ. of Peradeniya<br \/>\nAshila Niroshi &#8211; Standup Movement<br \/>\nAshwiny.B<br \/>\nAsma Azhar &#8211; Student, University of Peradeniya<br \/>\nAyesha Kidwai &#8211; Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India<br \/>\nAzra Wazeer &#8211; Temporary Lecturer, University of Peradeniya<br \/>\nBhavani Fonseka<br \/>\nBinda Pandey<br \/>\nBisliya Bhutto &#8211; Kilinochchi<br \/>\nB.Gowthaman<br \/>\nCayathri D<br \/>\nDamairia Pakpahan &#8211; Yogyakarta, Indonesia<br \/>\nDeanne uyangoda<br \/>\nDinushika Dissanayake<br \/>\nDr. Minna Thaheer &#8211; Policy Advisor\/Activist\u00a0&amp; Researcher<br \/>\nDr. Camena Guneratne<br \/>\nDr.V. Rukmini Rao \u2013 India<br \/>\nDyuti<br \/>\nElankovan S.C.C<br \/>\nElangeswary Arunasalam<br \/>\nFarhana Raheem &#8211; Legal Assistant<br \/>\nFr.V.Yogeswaran<br \/>\nHana Nayeem \u2013 Student<br \/>\nHarini Amarasuriya<br \/>\nHashtag Generation<br \/>\nHana Ibrahim<br \/>\nHisham Muhammed &#8211; Management Accountant<br \/>\nHuriyyah Fahim Hameed, Assistant Researcher<br \/>\nIman Fahim Hameed &#8211; Research and Lab Management<br \/>\nIndrani Rajendran- Independent Consultant Colombo<br \/>\nKamani Jinadasa<br \/>\nKamla Bhasin &#8211; India<br \/>\nKarththiha Thananjan<br \/>\nKamayani \u00a0Bali Mahabal feminist and human rights activist, India<br \/>\nKalyani Suntharalingam<br \/>\nKapoor, Women&#8217;s rights activist, Kolkata, India<br \/>\nKumudini Samuel\u00a0&#8211; Women and Media Collective<br \/>\nKoalisi Perempuan Indonesia<br \/>\nKuhanithy Kuhanesan<br \/>\nKayathry Yasothanan<br \/>\nK.Kandeepan<br \/>\nLetchumanan Kamaleswary<br \/>\nMangaleswary Shanker &#8211; Attorney-at-Law<br \/>\nManouri Muttetuwegama<br \/>\nMalathi de Alwis<br \/>\nMariam Siddeeque<br \/>\nMarisa de Silva<br \/>\nMariam Muhammed &#8211; Housewife<br \/>\nMariam Wadood &#8211; Attorney-at-Law<br \/>\nMumthaz Ansar &#8211; Temporarily Instructor ELTU<br \/>\nMuhammed Naufer &#8211; Accountant<br \/>\nM. A. Nuhman \u00a0formerly Professor of Tamil, Univ. of Peradeniya<br \/>\nPaba Deshapriya<br \/>\nProf. Carmen Wickramagamage \u2013 Univ.of Peredeniya<br \/>\nProf. Maithree Wickramasinghe<br \/>\nNavaranjini Nadarajah Sureka<br \/>\nPrematha Namasivayam<br \/>\nRafia Gulani\u00a0Women\u2019s Rights Activist<br \/>\nRahini . B<br \/>\nRajany Rajeswary &#8211; Feminist, Jaffna<br \/>\nRanitha Gnanarajah &#8211; Attorney-at-Law<br \/>\nRamzi Shahabdeen &#8211; Accountant and Business Analyst<br \/>\nRajaluxmi Kandaiyah<br \/>\nRita Manchanda South Asia Forum for Human Rights<br \/>\nRuki Fernando<br \/>\nR Vasuky<br \/>\nSarala Emmanuel<br \/>\nSara Wazeer &#8211; Student, Sherwood Girls&#8217; College, Ambatenna<br \/>\nSankhitha Gunaratne<br \/>\nSaba Ismail &#8211; Aware Girls<br \/>\nSaadia Haq &#8211; Human rights journalist and feminist, Pakistan<br \/>\nSaswati Ghosh- HOD and ASSOCIATE PROF, Economics. City College. Kolkata<br \/>\nSetheeswary.Y<br \/>\nShanthi Sivanesan<br \/>\nShahul Hameed Hasbullah &#8211; Formerly Prof. in Geography,University of Peradeniya<br \/>\nShamra Wazeer &#8211; Student, Loyal Ladies&#8217; College, Polgolla<br \/>\nShamil Mansoor &#8211; Chartered Management Accountant<br \/>\nShanaz Mansoor \u2013 Accountant<br \/>\nShafani Riyas &#8211; Preschool Teacher<br \/>\nShyamani Hettiarachchi<br \/>\nSitralega Maunaguru<br \/>\nSivamohan Sumathy University of Peradeniya<br \/>\nSritharuni Sritharan<br \/>\nSriranjini Thiyagarajah<br \/>\nSr. Nichola Emmanuel<br \/>\nSumithra. S<br \/>\nSumika Perera -Coordinator, Women&#8217;s Resource Centre<br \/>\nSuhanthini Thiventhiram- Kilinochchi<br \/>\nSuthaharan Kanagaretnam<br \/>\nS. Renuka<br \/>\nS.Rahini<br \/>\nS.Ithayarani<br \/>\nS.Loganayaki<br \/>\nTasneem Hamead<br \/>\nT.Devarany<br \/>\nThavachchelvi Rasan<br \/>\nThavachchelvi<br \/>\nUdeni Thewarapperuma \u2013Attorney At Law<br \/>\nUma Chakravarti<br \/>\nVanie Saimon<br \/>\nVasanthakala Pratheepan<br \/>\nVasuki Jeyashankar \u2013 Women\u2019s Rights Activist<br \/>\nVenushri Puvaneswaran<br \/>\nVijitha Ehamparanathan \u2013 Trincomalee<br \/>\nVijayaluxmi Seharuban<br \/>\nZaheer Mohamed- Hotel Manager, Grange Hotel, London<br \/>\nZulhama Fazil &#8211; Student<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organisations\/networks<\/strong><br \/>\nAffected Women Forum \u2013 Akkaraipattu<br \/>\nBeyond Beijing Committee Nepal<br \/>\nCentre for Policy Alternatives (CPA)<br \/>\nCentre for Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Trincomalee<br \/>\nGramya Resource Centre for Women \u2013 India<br \/>\nJoint Women&#8217;s Programme &#8211; India<br \/>\nMannar Women\u2019s Development Federation<br \/>\nNorthern Women Action Advocacy Network(NWAAN) \u2013 Vavuniya<br \/>\nProgramme on Women\u2019s Economic Social and Cultural Rights (PWESCR) \u2013 India<br \/>\nPeshraft Foundation for Human Rights, Pakistan.<br \/>\nSAFA for ESCR , South Asian Feminist Alliance<br \/>\nSuriya Women\u2019s Development Centre, Batticaloa<br \/>\nThe Grassrooted Trust<br \/>\nWomen In Need<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Coalition for Disaster Management(WCDM)<br \/>\nYouth Advocacy Network Sri Lanka<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":88208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1,2375],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-news","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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