Posted on May 3, 2008 by FMM
From Amnesty International
Media protest, Colombo, Sri Lanka, December 2007
© LankaeNews
2 May 2008
Ensuring respect for human rights around the world very often relies on impartial and rigorous media coverage - without exposure and public scrutiny abuses can flourish under a veil of secrecy and denial.
The importance of the media in conflict situations cannot be overstated, without [...]
Filed under: Partner Content, Report | Tagged: Media Freedom, Censorship, Sri Lanka, Human Rights, Amnesty, Media Rights | No Comments »
Posted on May 2, 2008 by FMM
02 May, 2008 - Published 13:55 GMT
Lanka a ‘press freedom predator’
Sri Lanka is among major “predators” of press freedom in the world, an international media watchdog said.
Defence Secreatry Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran are among the major “predators” of press freedom, Paris based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said.
“Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse often voices [...]
Filed under: Report | Tagged: BBC, Censorship, Media Freedom, Sri Lanka | No Comments »
Posted on February 13, 2008 by FMM
Sri Lanka - Annual report 2008
Read the original here and download the report in Tamil here.
Bolstered by military victories in the east of the country, the government of Mahinda Rajapakse, backed up by his brother, defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse, has vowed to inflict military defeat on the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) who have stepped up attacks [...]
Filed under: Partner Content, Report | Tagged: FMM, Media Freedom, Censorship, Sri Lanka, LTTE, RSF, Reporters Without Borders, War, Freedom of Expression, RSF Annual Report 2008 | No Comments »
Posted on February 8, 2008 by FMM
Since the resumption of armed conflict in Sri Lanka in 2006, threats to the media and media freedom have become very serious. Amnesty International is concerned that measures to curb the media breach Sri Lanka’s obligations, particularly under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The first part of this report sets out international [...]
Filed under: International Alerts, Partner Content, Report | Tagged: Amnesty International, Censorship, Dissent, FMM, Freedom of Expression, LTTE, Media Freedom, Press Freedom, Sri Lanka, Threats to media, War | No Comments »
Posted on January 10, 2008 by FMM
Download the capsule report in full here.
10th January 2008
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on Sri Lanka’s Government and its President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, to take urgent action to protect the safety of journalists and uphold the rights of the media to report on issues of public interest.
A serious deterioration in the press [...]
Filed under: International Alerts, Partner Content, Press Release, Report | Tagged: Capsule Report, FMM, IFJ, Media threat, Sri Lanka | No Comments »
