Sri Lankan lawyer to receive 2021 International Women of Courage award

Ranitha Gnanarajah, a Sri Lanka human rights activist and attorney-at-law, is among the recipients of 2021 International Women of Courage Award (IWOC) bestowed by the United States Secretary of State.

 

The U.S. State Department stated that Gnanarajah  continues to fight for and defend the rights of the marginalized and vulnerable communities in the country, despite threats and challenges by the state.

 

She is the Head of the Legal Department of the Centre for Human Rights and Development at present and she began her career as a lawyer at the Home for Human Rights in 2006.

 

The U.S. State Department stated that the virtual ceremony of the annual IWOC Awards to honour extraordinary women from all over the world will be hosted by Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken on March 8.

 

Source : 2021 Ada Derana