Media Organisations’ Memo to Navi Pillay

Posted on August 29, 2013

 

Memorandum to H.E. Navaneetham Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Alliance of Media Organizations in Sri Lanka[1]

29th August 2013

Freedom of Expression is a constitutionally guaranteed fundamental right in Sri Lanka, while it’s also guaranteed by virtue of Sri Lanka being a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. However, the last few years had seen this right under severe threat, and below is a summary of some of our key concerns and appeals to Your Excellency.

1.    Killing, abduction, assaults and threats to journalists and media workers

Media Organisations’ Memo to Navi Pillay by nelvely