Ceylon – Sri Lanka is not just a country—it is a civilization built on wisdom, ethical governance, and deep-rooted cultural integrity. Our Constitution mandates the protection of Buddhist principles, ensuring that our laws reflect moral discipline and social stability. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has proposed the repeal of Sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code, citing concerns about consensual same-sex relationships and human rights obligations. While human rights considerations are important, Sri Lanka’s laws must prioritize constitutional obligations, national morality, and child protection above foreign-imposed legal changes.
Sections 365 & 365A of the Sri Lankan Penal Code serve as critical safeguards against unnatural offenses and acts of gross indecency, particularly in cases involving minors under sixteen. These laws impose rigorous punishments for violations, reinforcing Sri Lanka’s commitment to child protection, ethical governance, and societal stability. While the Human Rights Commission has proposed their repeal citing concerns over consensual relationships, such action risks undermining their protective role, exposing children and society to legal loopholes that predators can exploit.
Repealing these provisions without providing equivalent safeguards would jeopardize child welfare, undermine Buddhist ethics, and threaten our nation’s sovereignty. Article 9 of the Constitution mandates that Buddhism be given foremost place, ensuring that our legal system aligns with ethical teachings. The Five Precepts advise abstaining from sexual misconduct, reinforcing the necessity of maintaining moral discipline in relationships. The Eightfold Path encourages Right Action, ensuring purity in conduct, and the Vinaya Pitaka strictly regulates unnatural sexual conduct, reinforcing self-restraint and moral discipline.
Sri Lanka’s legal system must reflect these ethical principles, ensuring that child protection, morality, and social harmony remain intact. While the Human Rights Commission argues for repeal, their proposal is one-sided and flawed, failing to address concerns about child protection and social stability. It does not propose safeguards for minors in case of repeal, fails to consult Buddhist religious leaders, educators, or child protection authorities, and disregards Sri Lanka’s constitutional duty to uphold Buddhist ethics and national morality. Removing these laws without protective measures exposes children to legal loopholes that predators can exploit.
It is essential to recognize that carnal intercourse, when removed from ethical constraints, is not a humanized act but a direct violation of moral discipline. Societies that seek to normalize such behavior without moral and legal safeguards risk destabilizing social harmony and weakening cultural identity. Buddhism teaches self-restraint and ethical responsibility, reinforcing the need to regulate carnal acts that deviate from moral purity and undermine human dignity. Sri Lanka’s legal framework must continue to reflect these values to ensure a disciplined and ethically sound society.
Many nations have rejected foreign-driven legal shifts that attempt to weaken national morality and child protection laws. Hungary and Poland have reinforced strict child protection laws, resisting EU pressure, while Florida, USA, under Governor Ron DeSantis, has reversed radical education policies, restricting gender ideology in schools. Russia criminalized foreign-funded human rights activism, recognizing its use as an ideological tool to destabilize society. Japan and Singapore uphold stringent morality laws, ensuring that child protection and ethical governance remain prioritized. Sri Lanka must follow these examples, ensuring that legal reforms do not weaken our moral and ethical foundations.
Sri Lanka’s legal system is sovereign and cannot be dictated by international pressures. While treaties provide guidelines, no external convention can override Sri Lankan law. Legal reforms must be rooted in our cultural traditions, not imposed through Western ideological movements. Sri Lanka is not a test subject for foreign social experiments. We remind the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka that any repeal of Sections 365 and 365A without safeguarding constitutional obligations may be legally challenged. Sri Lanka’s courts permit lawsuits against legal changes that violate Article 9, undermine Buddhist culture, or attempt to impose foreign ideological pressure on national governance. Any attempt to destabilize Buddhist morality through rinathmaka or danathamaka influences may constitute a constitutional violation and judicial challenge.
Parliament must reject any proposals that undermine Sri Lanka’s constitutional obligations or contradict national ethical mandates. Law enforcement agencies have a duty to uphold laws that ensure child protection, societal stability, and moral discipline, rather than bowing to foreign ideological pressure. Society must recognize that government actions contradicting constitutional principles can be legally challenged, reinforcing public accountability. The public possesses the right to challenge any state decision that violates Article 9and Buddhist ethics, ensuring that no administrative body exceeds constitutional limits.
We urge His Excellency the President to reject any legal reforms that disregard Sri Lanka’s constitutional obligations to Buddhist ethics, fail to provide child protection safeguards, or compromise national sovereignty through foreign ideological influence. Sri Lanka is not just another country—it is a civilization of wisdom, ethical governance, and cultural integrity. We must protect our laws from ideological interference. We trust the wisdom of Sri Lanka’s leaders to uphold the values that have sustained this nation for centuries.
“A nation that blinds itself to deception will awaken in ruin. Parents who surrender their children’s future to fraudulent constitutional reforms led by political elites and international mafias are not guardians—they are accomplices in dismantling morality and sovereignty.”
By Palitha Ariyarathna
Ceo and Founder Ceylonwatch”
Analyst of Buddhist Affairs
Desha Abhimani Surya Vansa Ratna Vibhushan
Senkadagala Sinha Dwaraya
President of Jathika Bawuddha Balwegaya
Founder of Sinhala Prathipatthi Kendraya
TCFBI PEC President, Unethical Conversion of Buddhist
TCFBI International Co-ordinator
Hela Abimani National Foundation-Secretary
Author, Publisher, and Journalist
“This article was developed upon reviewing the Human Rights Commission’s proposal and analyzing discussions from key commentators, including Shenali Waduge, whose insights on national sovereignty and child protection reinforce the urgency of rejecting the repeal of Sections 365 & 365A.”
Rejection of HRC’s Proposal to Repeal Sections 365 & 365A