17/06/2026
The Personal Data Protection Act, the first of its kind in South Asia, marks a critical shift in how we understand privacy.
As Legal and Policy Expert Ashwini Natesan explains, protecting personal data is only the beginning. Privacy is not confined to data alone, it is an umbrella of rights that extends far beyond legislation.
High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka and Maldives and UNFPA co-hosted a dialogue to strengthen responses to digital violence and address the stigma limiting access to justice for women and girls in Sri Lanka.
Data protection is the first step toward safeguarding dignity, autonomy, and safety, particularly at the intersection of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV).
Watch as we explore why privacy must be understood as a fundamental right in the digital age.
