Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Admin March 18, 2021

K.P.P Chamathka “Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech.” ~Benjamin Franklin~ The right to speech and expression is the right of man to communicate his ideas orally or through any other means. The right to freedom of expression is

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Extrajudicial killings: a threat to society

Admin March 17, 2021

Dini Fernando The people who read books and watch movies have encountered the term ‘police encounter’. It is related to Hindi and Tamil cinema. Police encounter is a term mostly used in countries like India and Pakistan, but extrajudicial killings meant by it is a worldwide menace. Extrajudicial killings are reported from countries like the […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Health Communication and Media Responsibility

Admin March 17, 2021

Kamani Hettiarachchi The whole world is currently living with the expectation of getting a relief from the prevailing pandemic situation due to Covid 19. Some consultant physicians predict that the world will have to live with this pandemic at least for a few more years. Most of the countries are in confusion whether to pause […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Is sexual abuse of boys to be laughed at?

Admin March 17, 2021

Ahsan Afthar Child sexual abuse in Sri Lanka is nothing new. There are plenty of stories that school going students are abused by school teachers. But the story of a female teacher abusing a 15-year-old schoolboy last October turned out to be shocking news and became a matter of joke among many men. The teacher […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Where is Sri Lanka headed: Are we ignoring reconciliation?

Admin March 17, 2021

Arun Arokyanathan ‘Reconciliation is at the very bottom of what Sri Lankans want,’ said Admiral Jayanath Colombage, Sri Lanka’s foreign secretary. In a virtual interview with India’s BWTV a few days ago, he said, ‘The five things that the average Sri Lankan needs are career, housing, good education for their children, health care and security. […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights Transparency and corruption in public service

Alleged Rights Denial of Corona Infected Sri Lankans in Dubai

Admin March 17, 2021

K.M. Razool Following the spread of the coronavirus, information on social networking sites, including Facebook, has become increasingly vocal about the plight of many Sri Lankans who are working in foreign countries and have no way to return home safely. On this basis, a large number of posts about distressed Sri Lankan workers in the […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Impact of Social Media on 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence

Admin March 17, 2021

Nilupuli Nayanathara Jayathilaka 16 Days Against of Activism Against Gender Based Violence is a campaign to prevent all forms of violence against women and to eradicate them from the world. Running each year from November 25th to December 10th, it is organized by various women’s activists around the world, including women’s rights organizations. It seeks […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

An Inquiry into the misuse of the ICCPR Act

Admin March 17, 2021

Harindrini Corea The ICCPR Act The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 16th of December 1966 and entered into force on 23rd March 1976. Sri Lanka acceded to the ICCPR on 11th June 1980 and enacted a International Covenant on Civil and […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights

Healthcare Information & the Responsibility of Mass Media

Admin March 17, 2021

Kamani Hettiarachchi Despite the innumerable tragedies that the COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the novel Coronavirus) has brought in its wake, people still live in the hope that there will be light at the end of this dark tunnel. Medical professionals around the world have said that people will have to learn to coexist with […]

Freedom of expression and fundamental rights Transparency and corruption in public service

Whither Sri Lanka? Where are we in the corruption indices?

Admin March 16, 2021

Ananda Dharmapriya Jayasekara The legal definition of corruption in Sri Lanka as per article 70 of Bribery Act of 1954 No. 11 amended by Act No. 20 of 1994 is as follows: Any public servant who, with intent, to cause wrongful or unlawful loss to the Government, or to confer a wrongful or unlawful benefit, […]