Conference on Violence against women held in Batticaloa

[TamilNet, Friday, 05 October 2007, 19:24 GMT]
Tamil, Muslim women Oraganizations in Batticaloa district, aided by Oxfam, convened a conference involving nearly 5000 women in Batticaloa district at Batticaloa Manresa Centre Thursday and Friday.

Violence against women and sexual abuse of women are the themes that were deeply explored into in the conference besides other related issues, Ms. Thevika Thayaparan, the head of The Centre for Working Women's Development and the convener of the conference said.