Practical contacts for people facing online harassment, cyber incidents, gender-based violence, scams, or crisis support. Save this page and use the fastest route available.
Call the nearest emergency service or police station first. If you can, preserve screenshots, usernames, phone numbers, bank details, URLs, and timestamps before deleting anything.
Police Bureau for the Abuse of Women and Children, Colombo HQ:
You can also report digital harassment, gender based cyber violence, or financial scams to your nearest police station and ask for referral to the Computer Crimes Investigation Unit (CCIU) or relevant Special Crimes Investigation Unit.
Information and Cyber Security Division:
Women In Need (WIN)
Ministry of Women and Child Affairs - Women’s Helpline
Mirihana Special Crimes Investigation Unit (SCIU)
Computer Crimes Investigation Unit (CCIU)
Save screenshots, account names, URLs, dates, transaction IDs, and phone numbers before anything disappears.
Block the account if needed, change passwords, and alert your bank or payment provider when money is involved.
Use CERT for cyber incidents, police for threats or crimes, WIN or the Women’s Helpline for GBV, and NIMH for crisis support.
If the situation is active or dangerous, call now rather than waiting to compile a perfect report.
Save this page, share the contacts with someone who may need them, and use the direct hotline that matches the incident type. For many online harms, the fastest response is the one that preserves evidence first and reports second.