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Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka continues to violate press freedom despite of Arbour’s visit: Reporters Sans Fronti

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Thursday, 11 October 2007
Despite the visit of UN human rights commissioner Louise Arbour to the country. The RSF release condemned the Sri Lankan government ministers for assailing independent media organizations in the country. In a press release issued on the 8th of October the international media watchdog has severely criticised the Sri Lankan government for its mishandling and rights violations of media organizations in the country.

The release listed the Sri Lankan government’s harassment of media personnel and institutions including the attack against the prominent defence columnist Iqbal Athas and the repeated harassment of private television channel Sirasa TV. The release also condemned the eviction of foreign TV crew from Jaffna recently.

"Although UN human rights high commissioner Louise Arbour is due to begin a visit to Sri Lanka in a few days, the government is seriously jeopardising the safety of certain journalists and is preventing the press from operating in areas hit by the fighting," the organisation said. "We urge President Mahinda Rajapaksa to appeal for calm and to take no measures that violate press freedom." It added.

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