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23rd annual Susan George Pulimood Oration

The 23rd Susan George Pulimood Oration will be held on July 23 at 5 p.m. at the Jeremias Dias Hall, Visakha Vidyalaya. The oration will be by Mrs. Kamalini De Silva, Attorney -at –Law and Secretary, Ministry of Justice, who will speak on the topic ‘ Tears on glass’- gender based violence and the trafficking of women.

The Oration is conducted in memory of a beloved principal, Mrs. Pulimood who served as principal for 22 long years and was responsible for changing the direction of education of Buddhist women, enabling them to achieve academic excellence and serve the country in many diverse fields. Visakha Vidyalaya was established as a ‘super grade’ school under her guidance, a status enjoyed todate, and has been and is today a most sought after girls school.

This oration will focus on the vulnerability of women to violence in society today, which encompasses gender based violence, domestic violence and trafficking in women. The oration will initially focus on the relevant international conventions, and thereafter refer to the domestic legislation enacted to give effect to those conventions with statistics both international and local and case studies, highlighting the m

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