The Muslim women in Sri Lanka have persisted with the struggle to reform MMDA for over three decades. This is despite the repeated and abject […]
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MPLRAG response to the public conversation on MMDA After the tragic and dastardly Easter Sunday attacks of April 21, Muslim Personal Law Reform Action Group […]
Read moreNow is the Time for Compassion
Statement by Muslim Personal Law Reform Action Group (MPLRAG). We are truly devastated by the bombings in Batticaloa, Colombo, and Negombo on 21 April 2019. […]
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Women as Quazis (judges) – Position Paper 2
DOWNLOAD PDF (ENG) – Position Paper 2 – Women as Quazis (Judges) Sinhala and Tamil translations to be added shortly.
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Minimum Age of Marriage – Position Paper 1
DOWNLOAD (ENG) PDF – Position Paper 1 – Minimum Age of Marriage Sinhala and Tamil translations will be available shortly.
Read moreMMDA Committee Report: Are We Asking the Right Questions?
This article outlines MPLRAG’s opening statements in the conversation on MMDA Committee Report and is Part 1 of a series of articles on the report(s) […]
Read moreNo MMDA reforms possible without Muslim women
On July 18th 2018, the report of the 2009 Committee considering reform of the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) of 1951, was finally released […]
Read moreCoercing Consensus on MMDA Reforms: Impractical, Harmful and Yet Another Excuse for Delays
Muslim Personal Law Reforms Action Group (MPLRAG) is deeply disturbed and concerned by comments of Minister of Justice Thalatha Athukorale, in recently quoted statements regarding […]
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PUBLIC LETTER TO MINISTER OF JUSTICE
Hon. Minister Thalatha Athukorale Minister of Justice 16, May 2018 Dear Honourable Minister, Official Public Release of Report on Proposed Reforms to the Muslim Marriage […]
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OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE MMDA
Dear Justice Saleem Marsoof and Members of the Committee, We have perused the document that was recently made public on groundviews.org purporting to be report […]
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