Category: Statements
Request to the Supreme Court for a referendum on the “Colombo Port City Commission Bill”
English Translation 16th April 2021 MEDIA RELEASE To all electronic, print and web media. Director of News/News Editor Request to the Supreme Court for a referendum on the “Colombo Port City Commission Bill” We the…
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Left Voice for the defence of Bhagya Abeyratne!
The Left Voice strongly condemns the questioning of Bhagya Abeyratne by the police and wildlife officials regarding her statements made during a program on Sirasa “Lakshapathi” against the environmental destruction taking place in the Sinharaja…
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IFJ’s 30th Annual Report on Killings of Journalists and Media Staff Puts Death Toll at 65 in 2020
Brussels, March 12, 2021 – The International Federation of Journalists today published the report on journalists and media staff killed in work-related incidents around the world during 2020. The annual report, in its 30th edition, details the…
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Support the SAFTU National Stay-Away!
Press Statement IF WE DO NOT STRUGGLE, WE WILL DIE! EVERY STRIKE IS A POLITICAL STRIKE! The call by the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) for a National Stay-Away and targeted pickets, protests…
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India: Jammu & Kashmir journalists face criminal charges for reporting
Jammu & Kashmir police opened criminal investigations against two journalists on January 30, while the Jammu & Kashmir administration filed another case against a third journalist on February 12. The International Federation of Journalists and…
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SRI LANKA: Rupavahini Incident: Unanswered Questions
An Article by the Asian Human Rights Commission by Basil Fernando In a separate article, I reported a recently delivered judgment by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka regarding an arbitrary termination of broadcast by…
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BANGLADESH: Torture being used to block access to justice
A Written Statement to the 46th Regular Session of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) brings the issue of torture to the United…
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Statement by Industriall workers union of myanmar
Statement issued by IWFM on the inestments of garment brands and suppliers under the military coup in Myanmar
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Sri Lanka and the Bharathiya Janatha Party
There has been a great deal of turmoil in Indian and Sri Lankan politics over a statement made by Biplam Kumar Deb, the Chief Minister of Thripur, in a meeting last week. He had told…
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