The Government of Sri Lanka has implemented a firm policy on sexual violence ...

The Government of Sri Lanka has implemented a firm policy on sexual violence and taken firm action on reported cases of violence against women and girls during the conflict and the post-conflict periods in my country. Sri Lanka has deplored all violence against women and has a well-established policy against gender-based violence and all forms of sexual abuse. During the conflict period, from January 2007 to May 2009, seven security forces personnel were reported to have been involved in five incidents of sexual violence in Northern Province. That is out of a total of 125 persons accused in 119 incidents for the entirety of Northern Province.