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Press Statement Nepal government withholds Cabinet decisions from the media14 Nov, 2018 Nepal government withheld the decisions of the meeting of the Council of Ministers from the media on November 11. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in expressing concerns over the denial to access to information and urges Nepal government to provide information about its decisions as soon as the conclusion of the meeting. Nepal Government’s spokesperson and Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota on November 11 told the media that ‘the decisions will be known in due time’ and didn’t read out the decisions breaking a long practice. He added that the Council of Ministers had decided to adopt a ‘managed procedure’ to make decisions public. The Kathmandu Post reported that the decision was taken as ‘the Cabinet unanimously felt that revealing these decisions immediately faced widespread criticism from the public and occasionally faced legal challenges in the Supreme Court’. The government is reportedly planning to hold a weekly briefing every Friday. Kantipur, a Nepali-language daily, in it’s editorial on October 13, protested the move calling it government’s disregard to accountability: “The system of immediate disclosure of decisions of the government to the citizens, who are the source of ruling power, was established after the country became the republic in 2006. The backtrack by the government is disrespect to our political gains… constitution and democracy envision openness, transparency and the free flow of information.” The Himalayan Times daily in its editorial titled ‘why so secretive’ said: “Keeping the media in the dark will mean the government does not want to let the people informed about what it is doing. What Minister Baskota said is a clear violation of the right to information which is sine qua non to democracy. The government has also taken coercive measures to weaken the free media… Keeping the Cabinet decisions secret [is] clear indications that the government is moving towards tightening the noose on the media. Free flow of information only can ensure the government’s legitimacy.” Ramesh Bista, the FNJ General Secretary, said: “The move hinders the rights of the citizens to access the information. The FNJ requests the government to be careful not to adopt practices of the autocratic tradition and demands open, transparent and democratic practice of immediately disclosing decisions of the Cabinet meetings.” NPU General Secretary Ajaya Babu Shiwakoti said: “NPU expresses serious concerns over the decision which is against the constitution and reminiscent of the process adopted by the autocratic monarchy system in the past. The decision is against the global practice of immediate availability of public information for citizens and the NPU demands all decisions of the meetings of the Council of Ministers to be made public immediately.” The IFJ said: “The IFJ is seriously concerned by the decision of the move by Nepal Government to stop disclosing decisions of the Council of Ministers disregarding people’s rights to information. Such move weakens the right to information movement and therefore the democracy itself. The IFJ urges the Nepal Government to withdraw the decision immediately.” 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 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