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Press Statement IFJ, Sri Lankan media rights organizations object reactivation of Press Council06 Jul, 2015 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Sri Lankan Working Journalist Association (SLWJA) and the Free Media Movement (FMM), along with the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), in strongly objecting and condemning the Sri Lankan President’s decision to reactivate the controversial Press Council. On July 2, 2015 Sri Lanka’s President, Maithripala Sirisena, reactivated the country’s Press Council by appointing new members by his executive decision. The Council is established under the 1973 Press Council Law that provides wide ranging punitive powers to the body including imprisoning media personnel. The Council, which had been used by the previous government against media and journalists, had stopped functioning after election of Sirisena as new president on January 8, 2015. The SLPI called the decision illegal and completely opposite to the election promises to stop direct and indirect threats and intimidation against media personnel and their owners. The SLWJA said: “We strongly object and condemn to the reactivation of the Press Council. The action is a step back in the reforms that had taken place since January and a major concern for Sri Lanka’s media freedom.” The SLPI said: “President Sirisena has proceeded to illegally re-constitute the Press Council’s tribunal without even the basic courtesy of consulting stakeholders as he is, in any event, bound to do by law under sections 3(b)(i) and 3(b)(ii) of the Press Council law.” An International Media Mission to Sri Lanka in May 2015 had recommended the government to repeal the Press Council Law and abolishment of the government-controlled Press Council. The IFJ, the FMM and the SLWJA alongside other media rights organizations in the Mission had called on the government to take steps to ensure that there is an independent and effective system to address complaints regarding the professional conduct of both the print and broadcast sectors. The IFJ said: “It’s unfortunate that the Sri Lankan government is stepping backward on press freedom. The resumption of the draconian Press Council is a decision that violates the basic principles of the media rights in a democracy, and is contrary to promises made by the new government after election of Maithipala Sirisena.” The IFJ urge President Sirisena to immediately revoke the decision, and repeal the Press Council law. Written By The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 140 countries. For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +61 2 9333 0946 Find the IFJ on Twitter: @ifjasiapacific Find the IFJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFJAsiaPacific 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 निर्वाचन आयोगको कदमप्रति खेद व्यक्त01 Aug, 2017 पत्रिकामा प्रकाशित समाचारको विषयलाई लिएर निर्वाचन आयोगले देशान्तर साप्ताहिकका प्रधानसम्पादकलाई सम्बन्धित समाचार सामग्रीको प्रमाणसहित ३ दिनभित्र निर्वाचन आयोगमा उपस्थित गराउन सोको कारबाही हुन प्रेस काउन्सिललाई लेखी पाठाउन भनी निर्वाचन आयोगले गरेको निर्णयप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । २०७४ जेठ ८ र १५ गते देशान्तर साप्ताहिकमा प्रकाशित क्रमशः ‘निर्वाचन आयोगमा मामाको धनमा फुपुको श्राद्ध’ र ‘निर्वाचन आयोगलाई १८ अर्व सक्नुपर्ने’ शीर्षक समाचारको विषयलाई लिएर साप्ताहिकका प्रधानसम्पादकलाई उपस्थित र कारबाहीका लागि आयोगले काउन्सिलमा पत्राचार गरेकोे थियो । प्रकाशित वा प्रसारित समाचारको विषयमा चित्त नबुझे या कुनै गुनासो रहे त्यस उपर परेका उजुरी हेर्ने वा पत्राचार आचारसंहिताको अनुगमन गर्ने निकाय प्रेस काउन्सिलको क्षेत्राधिकारलाई नबुझीकन निर्वाचन आयोगबाट कारबाही आदेश दिइनु प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रतामाथिको अनाधिकृत हस्तक्षेप हो । महासंघ निर्वाचन आयोगको यस कदमप्रति खेद व्यक्त गर्दछ र आगामी दिनमा यस घटना नदोहो¥याउन सम्बन्धित निकायको ध्यानाकर्षण गराउँदछ । साथै, समाचारप्रति चित्त नबुझे कानुन वा पत्रकार आचारसंहिताबमोजिम उपचार खोज्न पनि महासंघ आयोगलाई आग्रह 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