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Sri Lanka

21 million people

2,580 USD GNI (PPP)

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Partly Free

Press:

Not Free

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New Report: Governments Grow Increasingly Repressive Online, Activists Fight Back

Sep 24 2012 - 12:01am

Brutal attacks against bloggers, politically motivated surveillance, proactive manipulation of web content, and restrictive laws regulating speech online are among the diverse threats to internet freedom emerging over the past two years, according to a new study released today by Freedom House.

Issues:

Internet Freedom

Regions:

Americas, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe

Press Release

New Report: Lack of Institutional Reform Hinders Democratic Progress in the Middle East

Sep 17 2012 - 11:54am

Nearly two years after a wave of popular uprisings began in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), a lack of substantive institutional reform has left states struggling to maintain democratic achievements, according to a new Freedom House report. The findings illuminate reform failures that have contributed to recent violence across the MENA region.

Issues:

Civil Society, Democratic Governance, Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Rule of Law

Regions:

Americas, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Signature Reports

Freedom in the World

Freedom on the Net

Freedom of the Press

Countries at the Crossroads

Special Reports

Evaluation of 2008-2011 UN Human Rights Council Candidates

On May 21, 2008, the UN General Assembly will elect 15 new Human Rights Council members. Twenty countries are candidates. Freedom House and UN Watch evaluated each candidate’s suitability for election to the Human Rights Council by examining its record of human rights protection at home and its record of human rights promotion at the UN.

Issues:

Human Rights Defense, United Nations

Freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa 2007

Freedom House released an analysis of democracy in sub-Saharan Africa showing that the region has experienced notable increases in freedom over the past generation, although more setbacks than gains were seen in 2006.

Issues:

Democratic Governance

Regions:

Sub-Saharan Africa

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