HRW Writes to President Maithripala on Human Rights in Sri Lanka

[The Free Media Movement of Sri Lanka presents its proposals for Media Reform to the President]

27/02/2015  

HRW says that ‘we welcome some initiatives your government has already undertaken, such as case-by-case reviews of those detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, the lifting of restrictions on media reporting, the end of Internet censorship, and the appointment of non-military personnel as governors to the North and East provinces. Also important were the removal of nongovernmental organizations from the oversight of the Ministry of Defence, and your pledge to form commissions to return land in the former war zones to their rightful owners. We hope your establishment of an inquiry into the 2012 deaths in Welikada prison is a shift away from the previous government’s unwillingness to tackle issues of accountability.’
HRW Writes to President Maithripala on Human Rights in Sri Lanka by Thavam Ratna