NewsThe UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has published its findings on Sri Lanka and 7 other countries which it examined during its latest session from 15 January to 2 February in Geneva. The countries included Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Panama, Seychelles, Spain, Solomon Islands, Palau and Marshall Islands. The findings recommended that Sri Lanka’s attention should be directed towards urgent measures such as: violence, including corporal punishment (para. 23), economic exploitation, including child labour (para. Read the full Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodicreports of Sri Lanka

Source: Sunday Times February 09, 2018 05:26 UTC