evidence: Danushka Medawatte,1 Neloufer de Mel,2 Sandani N. Yapa Abeywardena,3 Ranitha Gnanaraj4 1. Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo 2. Department of English, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo 3. Independent Researcher 4. Independent Researcher [...] Interview, Sept 2019). She credited her safety on that day only to the lawyers and activists who had accompanied her to court (Aaravi, Interview, June 2021) indicating an absolute failure on the part of State to provide her the protection to which she was entitled.