Open Letter To President Sri Lanka - July 09 (sin)

w;s.re ckdêm;s uyskao rdcmCI uy;d fj; újD; ,smshls' 15'07'2009 ckudOHhg trysj we;sù ;sfnk ;¾ck os.ska È.gu jeäùu flfryss cd;Hka;r udOH ksfhdaðhkaf.ka hq;a Y%S ,xld ksoyia udOH tallh ish lk.dgqj m%ldY lrhs' flfia kuq;a fldá ixúOdkhg tfrysj hqO ch.%yKhla ,nd ;sìh§;a rfÜ udOH ksoyi mrsydKshg ,lafjñka ;sfí' fou< ckudOH fuf;la l,a uqyqK ÿka .eg¿ iïnJOfhka iy tu wdh;kj, fiajh l< msrsif.a wdrCIdj ms<sn|j Tn;=ud l< m%ldYh wm w.h lrkafkuq' flfiafj;;a" Y%S ,dxlSh udOHlrejka yd isxy," fou<" bx.%Sis udOH wdh;k ;uka i;= m%cd;dka;%sl whs;Ska wkqj ish ksoyi yd wdrCIdj fjkqfjka .; hq;= mshjr fndfydauhla we;s nj wmf.a úYajdihhs' ,xldfõ mqj;am;a ksoyi uqyqK fok .eg¿ ksrdlrKh lsrSu i`oyd udOH ksoyi fjkqfjka jQ cd;Hka;r ksfhdað;hka úiska lreKq 11 lska hq;a fhdackdjla Tn;=ud iy Tn;=udf.a rch fj; fufia bosrsm;a lsrSug leue;af;uq'

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udOHfõ§ >d;k iïnkaOfhka úêu;a mÍCIK lsÍu i|yd úfYaI kvq mejÍfï tallhla ia:dms; l< hq;=h' 2007 isg fï jk;=re >d;kh jQ udOHfõ§ka iïnkaOfhka lsisÿ mÍCIKhla fuf;la ksuù ke;'

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udOH ksoyi yd woyia m%ldY lsÍfï whs;sh cd;Hka;r ms<sfj;g wkqj iEu udOHfõoshl=gu ysñúh hq;=h' úfYaIfhka m%dfoaYSh iNd Pkaoh mej;aùug kshñ;j ;sfnk hdmkh yd jjqkshd hk Èia;%slalhkays fï ;;ajh jyd we;s l< hq;=h'

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2008 ud¾;= ui isg yosis kS;shg miqj;a 2006 ;%ia; u¾ok kS;sh hgf;a r|jd isák fÊ tia' ;siaikdh.ï" ù' cisyrka iy ù' j,¾uos hk wh jyd ksoyia l< hq;=hs' udOHlrejkag yd woyia m%ldY lsrSug tfrys .kakd ,o ish¨ widOdrK meñKs,s bj;a l< hq;=hs' kS;shg wkqj ls%hdlrk udOHfõ§kag o`vqjï lsrSu i`oyd Ndú;dfõ mj;sk ish¨ kS;s rS;s wj,x.= l< hq;=h'

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2009 os >d;khg ,lajQ udOHfõ§ ,ika; úl%u;=x. uy;df.a >d;kh ms<sn`oj jk mrSCIKfha m%;sM, m%ldYhg m;a l< hq;=h'

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ksoyia yd idOdrK f,i f;dr;=re m%ldY lsrSu i`oyd wj;eka jQjkaf.a l`ojqrej,g hEug fldkafoais rys; wjirhla ,nd osh hq;=h' iduh Wod lsrSug yd kj iudc tl`.;djhla i`oyd udOHhg uyÕ= fiajhla bgq l< yelsh'

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udOHfõ§kag yd mqj;am;a l;=jrekag tfrysj fpdaokd lr Tjqka os.= l,la isrNdrfha ;eìh yels n,fhka hq;= 1973 jif¾ wxl 5 orK mqj;am;a uKav, kS;sh wj,x.= fldg fmr ;snq mrsos udOH ksoyi ;r l< hq;=h'

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m%cd;dka;%sl iudchl woyia m%ldY lsrSug we;s whs;sjdislï ms<sn| wdrCIl wxY oekqj;a l< hq;=hs' 2007 isg wdrCIl ks,OdÍka úiska wju jYfhka udOHfõ§ka 30 fofkl= muK ;¾ckhg ,laj ;sfnk nj jd¾;d ù ;sfí' 8' wdrCIl ks,OdÍka úiska kS;sfhka f;drj /`ojqï Ndrhg .ekSu yd myroSïj,g ,lajQ udOHfõ§ka yg jkaos uqo,a ,ndfok f,i ;Skaÿ l< hq;=h' 9'

2006 udkj ysñlï ljqkaisf,ys Y%S ,xld rch fmdrkaÿ jq wdldrhg woyia m%ldY lsßfï ksoyi fjkqfjka jQ tlai;a cd;Skaf.a ixúOdkfha ksfhdað;hdg ,xldjg meñKSu i`oyd werhqï l< hq;=h'

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ksoyia udOHlrejkag tfrysj lrk ,o m%ldY yd ;¾ck k;r lsrSug rdcH udOH wdh;k jyd l%shd l< hq;=h' fuu udOH wdh;k úiska fldá ys;jdoska f,i iuyr udOH wdh;khkag t,a, l< fndre fpdaokd m%pdr fya;=fjka fndfyda udOHfõ oskaf.a Ôú; kslrefKa wjodkug ,laù ;sfí'

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uyckhdf.a hym; fjkqfjka jQ whs;sjdislï" kS;sh yd ixfoaY kS;s ud,djka ixfYdaOkh lsÍu ;=<ska mj;sk rdcH udOH wdh;k ksoyia fmdÿ udOH wdh;k njg mrsj¾;kh lsrSu i`oyd úêu;a kS;shla y÷kajd osh hq;=h'

Tn;=ud rfÜ ixj¾Okh Wfoid f.k hk jev lghq;= wm w.h lrkafkuq' ta w;r wkd.;fhaoS m%cd;dka;%sl iudchla WodlsÍu i|yd Tn;=ud mshjr .ks;ehs wms úYajdi lrkafkuq' ta m%cd;dka;%sl Y%S ,xldj ìyslsÍu i|yd udOH ksoyi jeo.;a fõ' Tn;=ud fuu lreKq ldrKd ie,ls,a,g f.k udOHhfõ§ka ìfhka f;drj ;u rdcldrsh lsrSug iqÿiq mrsirhla Wod lsrSu i`oyd mshjr .kq we;ehs cd;Hka;r udOH wdh;k jk wm úYajdi lrkafkuq' 2006 Tlaf;dan¾" 2007 cQks" 2008 Tlaf;dan¾ jeks ld,h ;=< cd;Hka;r udOH wdh;k ,xldfõ ixpdrh lr ;sfí' th cd;Hka;r udOH ksoyi yd udOHh ixj¾Okh fjkqfjka jQ ixúOdk 12 lska iukaú;h' ARTICLE 19 Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) International Media Support (IMS) International News Safety Institute (INSI) International Press Institute (IPI) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) World Press Freedom Committee (WPFC)