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Two female editors in Sri Lanka have received death threats. The founder of the newspaper they work for received similar threats before being killed in January.
Since 2006, at least 14 media workers have been killed in Sri Lanka, with no one held accountable for these murders. Call on the Sri Lankan government to ensure Dileesha Abeysundera’s safety and to investigate the intimidation attempted against her and other Sri Lankan journalists and media workers. Download the action Protect Sri Lankan Journalist in PDF format
Call on the Sri Lankan government to release journalist J.S. Tissainayagam immediately and unconditionally and ask the Sri Lankan government to amend existing legislation so that it is not misused to arbitrarily restrict freedom of expression.
250,000 people displaced by the fighting in Sri Lanka are held by the government in de facto detention camps. They cannot leave the camps, which are overcrowded and lack basic sanitation facilities.
Five Tamil students were killed and two others were seriously injured in January 2006 by the Sri Lankan security forces. To date, no one has been brought to justice for these violations. Send a postcard to the Sri Lankan President and urge the Sri Lankan government to provide accountability for human rights violations.
According to testimonies,the Tamil Tigers were responsible for using civilians as human shields during the final stages of the armed conflict with the government of Sri Lanka. However, there is evidence that many civilians were killed as a result of shelling. The Sri Lankan military continued to use heavy weapons despite promising previously that it would stop using them. Download the action End the Cycle of Abuse and Impunity in Sri Lanka in PDF format | Download the action End the Cycle of Abuse and Impunity in Sri Lanka in RTF format
