By Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror, Dec 7, 2023Colombo – With another inhuman case of ragging reported from Sri Jayewardenepura University, Higher Education Minister Suren Raghavan said many cases of harassment of juniors by their seniors within the universities go unreported but the government will leave no stone unturned in its attempt to eradicate the menace. Making his remarks in Parliament the other day, the Minister said the heads and facial hair of 15 students…
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Sri Lanka’s higher education ministry cracks down on ragging
By globalpoliticsnews on September 19, 2023
report in economynext.com, Sept 18, 2023 at 5:12 pmSri Lanka’s Higher Education Ministry is to introduce new regulations and a hotline for tips against bullying, or ragging, in universities, an official said. “Minister for Higher Education Suren Raghavan has introduced an advisory committee consisting of main institutions, the Ministry, Sri Lanka Police, Ministry of Defense, Presidential Secretariat and the Human Rights Commission,” Secretary to the Minister of Higher Education, Dilshan Jayakody told EconomyNext today (18).…
Public Universities: Racked by ragging
By globalpoliticsnews on April 9, 2023
report in The Daily Star, Apr 9, 2023In the absence of a policy to act as a deterrent, ragging goes on unchecked at some public universities, as the authorities concerned seem indifferent to the need for curbing the menace. “Ragging” is a term used for the so-called “initiation ritual” practised at higher educational institutions. It involves psychological and physical torture — abuse, humiliation and harassment — of freshers or juniors by senior students, and takes…