Sri Lanka

21 million people
5,010 USD GNI (PPP)
Press:
Not Free
Partly Free

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Freedom Alert

Sri Lanka Targets Journalists in Smear Campaign

Mar 23 2012 - 3:44pm

Freedom House condemns the Sri Lankan government’s smear campaign, which accused journalists and human rights advocates of being “traitors” for supporting a recent UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution calling for an investigation into the country’s past human rights abuses.

Issues: 
Media Freedom
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific
Press Release

UN Rights Council Resolution First Step Toward Reconciliation for Sri Lankans

Mar 22 2012 - 1:56pm

Freedom House welcomes the passage of a resolution by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) which calls for further investigation into the human rights atrocities committed during and after the civil war in Sri Lanka and urges the government of Sri Lanka to comply with the recommendations put forth in the resolution to help bring justice and reconciliation to its people after decades of suffering.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific
China Media Bulletin

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 48

Feb 24 2012 - 1:52pm

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS
* State media boost Xi’s image during U.S. trip
* Regulator plans online television restrictions
* Mainlander named to head Hong Kong paper
* China to increase foreign film quota
* China’s telecom role in Central, South Asia questioned

Issues: 
Internet Freedom, Media Freedom
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific
Joint Letters

Letter to Secretary Clinton on Sri Lanka

May 27 2011 - 7:14pm

Letter to Secretary Clinton on Sri Lanka, May 27, 2011

Issues: 
Civil Society, Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law, U.S. Foreign Policy
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific

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