Ashley Judd empathetic towards Sri Lanka war victims

• Published date: 07 February 2018
• Publication title: Colombo Gazette

Hollywood actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd today said she was empathetic towards Sri Lanka's war victims.

Speaking to reporters in Colombo following a visit to the country, Judd said she did not have an opportunity to visit the North but was aware of the suffering the people had to face during the conflict.

The actress said that if she gets an opportunity she would like to visit the North.

Judd also raised concerns over some divorce laws in Sri Lanka as well as female genital mutilation.

She noted that gender based sexual harassment continues in Sri Lanka, particularly in public transport.

Ashley Judd has been one of the leading voices in the #MeToo movement which quickly caught up in Sri Lanka with some Sri Lankan women going public about incidents of sexual abuse they faced.

A victim of gender based violence herself, Judd said that she was molested when she was seven years old and experienced three rapes and is a survivor of sexual harassment which put the spotlight on her recently in the United States.

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