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Attacks on Media Sri Lanka: The historic court ruling disqualifies an elected politician29 Sep, 2021 The Free Media Movement organized a public discussion forum on September 25 at 6.00 pm via Zoom Technology to mark the International Day for Universal Access to Information celebrated on September 28. The landmark verdict obtained against an elected local councillor for bribing voters in the Moneragala District was the core of this discussion. The interest in the discussion was further stimulated with timely and relevant sharing on critical aspects on this matter by an eminent panel consisting of Rohana Hettiarachchi, the Executive Director of PAFFREL, Dr M.T.M. Mahees Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Colombo, Yogeshwari Krishnan, Project Manager, Social Development Institute, Kandy and Suranga Rupasinghe, Project Manager, Kantale National Cooperative Development Foundation. Commenting on his experience on this landmark verdict, Rohana Hettiarachchi stated that after receiving reports of voter bribery by the Moneragala Madurakele Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna candidate in 2018, PAFFREL, in collaboration with the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV), filed a petition in courts using information obtained through the Right to Information Act. This resulted in the landmark ruling regarding the local government election. According to the judgment declared by the Moneragala High Court judge on September 13 2021, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Monaragala Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) candidate was deemed to have purportedly won the seat by bribing voters and therefore, his election was considered null and void and accordingly the local councillor was ordered to vacate his seat. Rohana Hettiarachchi stated that this was the first victory obtained over election fraud using the Right to Information Act Dr M.T.M. Mahees commenting on “How Civil Society Can Learn Lessons”, reiterated that citizens have the right to accurate information, which various media institutions distort. Therefore, the Right to Information is a reasonable means for the citizen to obtain the correct information. Dr Yogeshwari Krishnan shared the challenges and successes of using the Right to information in the plantation sector by the people in the upcountry. Then, Suranga Rupasinghe elaborated on the challenges faced by the rural community when using the Right to Information Act. Written By Free Media Movement c/o SLPI, No 96, Kirula Road Colombo 05, Sri Lanka Telephone: +94 777 394 959 Fax: +94 11 257 3279 Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download
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Press Statement मन्त्रिपरिषद्का निर्णयहरु बैठक लगत्तै सार्वजनिक गरेर खुल्ला, पारदर्शी र लोकतान्त्रिक अभ्यासलाई अनुसरण गर्न माग12 Nov, 2018 मन्त्रिपरिषद् बैठकले गरेका निर्णयलाई तत्काल सार्वजनिक नगर्ने गरी नेपाल सरकारले गरेको निर्णयप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । कात्तिक २५ गते साँझ बसेको मन्त्रिपरिषद् बैठकका निर्णयबारे ‘सञ्चारकर्मीहरुले समयक्रममा पछि थाहा पाइहाल्ने’ भन्दै प्रवक्ताबाट औपचारिक रुपमा कुनै जानकारी गराइएन । अहिले सरकारका मन्त्रीहरुले ‘मन्त्रिपरिषद्को निर्णय तत्काल सार्वजनिक नगरी ४८ घण्टापछि व्यवस्थित रुपमा सार्वजनिक गर्ने प्रतिक्रिया व्यक्त गर्नुले जननिर्वाचित सरकारले गरेका निर्णयहरु तत्काल जान्न पाउने नागरिकको अधिकारमाथि आघात पुग्दछ भन्ने महासंघको ठहर छ । सञ्चार प्रविधिको तीब्रतर विकास र समाज विकासको आजको युगमा लोकतान्त्रिक सरकारका निर्णहरुको सूचना पाउन नागरिकले ४८ घण्टा कुर्नुपर्छ भन्नु विगतमै अभ्यास हुनु छाडिसकेको सामन्ती परम्पराको निरन्तरता हुन जानेतर्फ सरकार सजग बन्नुपर्छ भन्ने महासंघको आग्रह छ । महासंघ मन्त्रिपरिषद्का निर्णयहरु बैठक लगत्तै सार्वजनिक गरेर खुल्ला, पारदर्शी र लोकतान्त्रिक अभ्यासलाई अनुसरण गर्न सरकारसमक्ष जोडदार माग गर्दछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, November 2022 11/15/2022 Download - GENDER DISPARITY IN PAKISTANI MEDIA-2022 11/09/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, October 2022 10/15/2022 Download