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Sexual harassment on public transport? “It’s not my business to intervene” say urban commuters in Sri Lanka

22 July 2019
New research from Oxfam finds that sexual harassment of women, girls and gender non-conforming people on public transport is tolerated by urban Sri Lankan commuters who consider it normal male behaviour, an everyday occurrence and the fault of women for not being submissive, obedient or dressing decently.

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