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Sri Lanka

Major delays and systemic failures plague National Child Protection Authority

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has come under intense scrutiny following an audit that exposed significant delays and systemic deficiencies in its...

Sri Lanka

Over 5,000 child protection complaints in seven months

Sri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has reported a disturbing rise in child related complaints, with 5,461 cases recorded between January and...

Lifestyle

Underage pregnancy surge alarms over failed school sex education

A sharp rise in teenage pregnancies, 32 cases reported in just five months, has exposed the devastating impact of the breakdown in sexual...

Sri Lanka

Verbal abuse of schoolchildren by teachers on the rise

Schoolchildren are increasingly becoming verbally abused by their teachers, said the National Child Protection Authority. The NCPA has received many complaints that teachers...