Supreme Court Directs Peradeniya University to Implement Measures Against Sexual Harassment

The Supreme Court has ordered the University of Peradeniya and its Senate to take immediate steps to prevent sexual harassment and gender-based abuse against staff and students. This directive follows the court's ruling on a fundamental rights petition filed by a lecturer from the university's Faculty of Dental Sciences. The court instructed the university to enforce policies and guidelines aimed at eradicating such incidents. The petition highlighted alleged sexual and mental harassment experienced by the lecturer.