Repression of Dissent in Sri Lanka - InFORM Report April 2014

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Repression of Dissent in Sri Lanka -

INFORM report April 2014

Tuesday, June 03, 2014

''Government Ministers, MPs, politicians,

supporters and groups backed by the government appeared to behind almost all the

reported incidents. On several occasions, Police watched by and refused to take action

as these government politicians and allies attacked and threatened opposition

politicians, journalists and a prominent uddhist Monk advocating for religious

freedom and harmony. !s in previous months and years, there appears to be no

interest and urgency in conducting investigations and prosecuting those responsible,

despite the availability in some cases of ample evidence including eyewitness accounts,

video and photographic evidence, most of which are in the public domain''

Repression of Dissent

in Sri LankaApril 2014
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Journalists covering the opposition MPs inspection tour of two mega developmentproects in!am"antota are "eing hit "y eggs aimed "y ruling party supporterwhile helpless policemen loo# on $photos % &an#adeepa'

Issues covered

A. Threats to arrest those advocating accountability for alleged War Crimes. Attac!s " restrictions on #reedom of $%pressionC. Threats and restrictions on #reedom of Association&. 'epression of (niversity )tudent Activists$. Threats to a human rights defender promoting religious freedom#. 'estriction on a human rights defender to visit prisoners

*. )uppression of opposition political parties

)ummary

(pril "egan with the government having to deal with the resolution of the )* !uman+ights ouncil $)*!+', condemning it-s rights record and esta"lishing aninternational investigation mechanism into allegations of war crimes. The day after the)*!+ resolution, the government had decided to hold two provincial elections withthe aim of harnessing pu"lic support after the )*!+ resolution. !owever, thegovernment lost ground in the politically / economically significant estern province$including the capital olom"o' and also in the outhern province, the hometown of

President +aapa#se and his family and stronghold of the ruling coalition which hadseen the "ul# of the maor infrastructure proects in last few years. n the *orth, thegovernment claimed to have #illed in a shootout, three Tamil men, who were accusedof trying to revive terrorism. persons, most of them Tamils, had "een arrested inrelation to the government-s search for these men. hile 24 were reported as having

"eing released, 45 were reported to "e in detention as of 4thMay 2014, including Ms.Jeya#umari, a prominent campaigner on enforced disappearances.
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+epression of dissent continued in (pril with opposition parliamentarians from themaor opposition )nited *ational Party $)*P' attac#ed. The maor Tamil party, theTamil *ational (lliance $T*(' the atholic 6ishop of Mannar and 7en. atare##e7iitha Thero, a 6uddhist Mon# also continued to "e targeted. Military and thegovernment continued to attac# Tamil ournalists in the *orth as well as inhalese

ournalists in the outh, while the 66 correspondent-s re8uest for a year-s visa

e9tension was refused citing policies that didn-t seem to e9ist. alling foraccounta"ility into allegations of war crimes also continued to invite intimidation andthreats while the military had also resorted to new forms of intimidating Jaffnauniversity students. The President was reported to have announced plans to draw upnew laws to monitor and control *:;s while the government pu"lici1?
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T*( MPs spea#ing to media at Place des *ations on 2th March 2014@ 6oth Mr. uresh Premachandran and Mr. M.(.umanthiran participated in the "riefing $photo%.Aeshapriya'

2. ishop 'ayappu oseph

6odu 6ala ena $6uddhist army B a militant and e9tremist 6uddhist group' challengedthe :overnment to arrest the atholic 6ishop of Mannar, +t. +ev. Ar. +ayappuJoseph. They alleged that the 6ishop had supported the &TT=.>2?6ut real reasonappeared to "e the 6ishop-s consistent stand on Tamil-s right to internal selfBdetermination within a united ri &an#a, his demand for an international investigationto investigate allegations of war crimes "y the government and the &TT= and hisstrong pu"lic criticism of the government-s human rights record.

/. Those cooperating +ith the international investigation to be set up by (- C' as per the (-'C

resolution

(ccording to a report in the Ceylon TodayD newspaper, the Minister of Mass Media,Mr. Eeheliya +am"u#wella had stated that legal actions would "e ta#en against thosewho testify "efore the international investigation mechanism esta"lished "y the )*!uman +ights ouncil, if evidence su"mitted is in violation of the country-sconstitution>3?. !e further said that Mem"ers of the Parliament cannot testify "eforethis mechanism, as it will "e a violation of the sovereignty of the country. The CeylonTodayD newspaper report also 8uoted media reports that had reported that testifying"efore the Cinternational committeeD would "e treason and that the government would

initiate legal action aganst such individuals under the Ctate ecret (ctD and thatmeasures will "e ta#en to de"ar such persons from ma#ing international calls andvideo conferences. Minister +am"u#wella had refrained from commenting on aclampdown on communication.

. Attac!s " restrictions on #reedom of $%pression

4. Tamil ne+spapers ne+ censorship proposed
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n an interview given to a ri &an#an newspaper Ar. +ohan :unarathna stated thatCThe worst is over but remnants seeking to regroup and activities of LTTE proxiesshould be closely observed. To prevent propagandafrom being published, the editorsof Tamil newspapers should be held accountable for publishing disinformation andmisinformation.[4]Mr.:unarathana is the head of the nternational entre for Political 7iolence and

Terrorism +esearch $P7T+'? at *anyang Technological )niversity in ingapore anda fre8uent resource person at the Ministry of Aefense functions. !is comments weremade in the conte9t of listing Tamil Aiaspora organi5?This is clearly aninterference in editorial independence and can "e seen as a form of intimidation inconte9t of heavy militari?

7. r. ).8. )iva!aran and 9,uthiyavan: ne+spaper threats including death

( group led "y a ruling coalition )PH( provincial councilor, entered the office of the

IPuthiyavan- newspaper in Mannaar on 10th(pril and issued death threat to its editorMr. .7. iva#aran. The office is located at hinna#adai on Mannar main road. Mr.iva#aran is also the leader of the youth wing of the opposition Tamil political partylan#ai Thami


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;. r. )aman Wagaarchchi editor ?(ccording to ri&an#a or#ing Journalists (ssociation $&J(' it was a satirical pictureheadline% $$The tongue% in% cheek photo headline read as & 'ora (alli )emeine, whichcan be loosely translated into English as & not fake notes, right*[10] &J(e9pressed its concerns on $the powers% that% be in the incumbent administration who

believe that satire directed at them deserves to be investigated by the riminalInvestigation !epartment.G

10. ournalists attac!ed and chased a+ay

Journalists who went to cover a visit "y a group of opposition )nited *ational Party$)*P' Mem"ers of Parliament $MPs' who were visiting the Magampura Port,!am"antota $newly "uilt port in inhalese maority outhern Province, which is thehometown of President +aapa#se' were threatened, pelted with eggs and chased
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away "y a mo" that included a pistol yielding government politician, who was theMayor of the area.>11?The MPs later a"andoned the inspection tour as the mo""ecame increasingly violent. 7ideo as well as photographic evidence were pu"lished"y the media on thugs attac#ing, intimidating, threatening and chasing away the groupof MPs and the ournalists. >12?

11. r. Charles aviland> C correspondent visa e%tension refusedThe government had refused to e9tend the wor#ing visa for the 66 correspondent inolom"o, Mr. harles !aviland for one year, as per his re8uest. !e was initially givena few days visa e9tension to wrap up his wor# on ri &an#a. )pon the intervention ofsome senior foreign ournalists "ased in olom"o he was provided a three monthse9tension. harles !aviland, has "een in ri &an#a since (pril 200, and has reportede9tensively on human rights and post war issues in the country.>13? ecretary to theMedia Ministry Ar. haritha !erath was reported "y media as saying C+r. 'avilandscurrent status was the result of a visa policy that said foreign correspondents couldstay in (ri Lanka a maximum of five years .D 6ut he was not a"le to e9plain when and

where the five year policy was esta"lished and enforced. Mr. !erath has said that $heneeded to check that with the +inistry of External -ffairs +E-/ 0 while the policywas with the +edia +inistry, it was implemented by the +E-.$ hen as#ed aspo#esman for the M=( as#ed, had replied% CI am not aware. I think according to the+edia +inistry there is. 1ou have to check with the (ecretary of that +inistry. I

presume there is such a policy.D >14?+efusal to provide direct answers, passing theresponsi"ility to other Ministries and refusal to divulge the details of an alleged policywhich doesn-t seem to e9ist appears to indicate that the refusal of the 66correspondent-s visa is a political decision due to his criticism of the government,which indicates a "ad precedent for media freedom.

12. 8en. Watare!!e 8i6itha Thero and others press conference attac!ed

( mo" led "y 6odu 6ala ena $6uddhist army B a militant and e9tremist 6uddhistgroup' disrupted the inaugural press conference organi1F?The Police officers present didn-t attempt to stop the

invasion and disruption of the press conference, and threats and vilification of 7iithaThero and Muslim clerics present.

C. Threats and restrictions on #reedom of Association

1/. -*s #ears of +itch?hunt through ne+ la+s to monitor -*s

The President is reported to have revealed plans to formulate new laws to monitorfunds received "y local *onB:overnmental ;rgani


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suppress democratic activism of the *:;s. That is however, a moot point. :iven thepast trac# record of the government, even the most genuine *:; activists would havegrave reservations a"out the governmentGs intentions. e cannot help, "ut sharethose sentimentsG said an editorial of the eylon Today.>1?

14. Tamil &iaspora organi@ations and individuals and )ri an!ans contacting them

;n (pril 4, 2014, =9ternal (ffairs Minister, :.&. Peiris made pu"lic an order signed onMarch 20 "y the ecretary to the Ministry of Aefense, listing 15 overseas Tamilorgani1?. t appears to aim at free23?. This search appears to "e aimedat intimidating the university students, who have challenged and critici


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Pradeshiya a"ha "uilding following fears the protesters may attac# the mon#.>24?(KouTu"e video availa"le on the internet shows atare##e 7iitha thero running out offear, escorted "y the police.>25?

#atarekke 2i3itha Thero run for his life as 4odu 4ala (ena mobs shouting against him 5 -pril 6789/ : screenshot. you tube video/

17. 8en. Watare!!e 8i6itha Thero hunted

;n 24th(pril, an unruly mo" consisting some 6uddhist mon#s from the 6odu 6alaena forcefully entered the office of Ministry of ndustry and ommerce and searchedroom "y room to find out whether 7iitha Thero is hiding there. The Minister, who is aMuslim, was not in the Ministry at the time of raid. The mon#s left only after the

Ministry officials and the police assured the 66 that 7iitha Thero was not in the"uilding. >2?

#. 'estrictions on a human rights defender to visit prisoners

1;. annaar ishop denied conducting religious service " meet Tamil ,risoners

The atholic 6ishop of Mannar was "loc#ed from conducting an =aster service andmeeting with Tamil prisoners in the (nuradhapura prison "y Chigher authorities inolom"oD, according to the atholic 6ishop of (nuradhapura, despite the Minister ofPrisons, Mr. handrasiri :aadheera, having "eing aware of the visit>2F?. The

(nuradhapura 6ishop has further stated that prison authorities had earlier given

instructions to Tamil prisoners that they should not spea# to the 6ishop of Mannar fortoo long nor give him anything in writing.

(ccording to Tamilnet, the visit had "een "loc#ed at the last minute "y an order form

the Ministry of Aefense, on 20th(pril, despite permission having "een o"tained for thevisit from the Minister of +eha"ilitation and Prison +eforms in olom"o Mr handrasiri:aadeera.>2?The 6ishops were to visit around 0 Tamil political prisoners and todeliver a message of hope and some "asic assistance on the =aster unday.>2?The6ishop of Mannar is a prominent human rights defender within the *orthern Tamil
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community, who has "een regularly visiting Tamil political prisoners, and has "eenvocal in calling for their early release if they are not "eing charged with credi"leevidence. !e has made representations to government Ministers and the &essons&earnt and +econciliation ommission. CThere are stonehearted persons and officialsin the country of lan#ai $ri &an#a' today. That is why reconciliation "etween inhalaand Tamil people still seems far away. These personalities need to change evolving

their attitude into a positive one, a"andoning their "ad deeds and start to respecthuman "eings, "e it Tamil prisoners or others, if the country is to em"ar# on a pathtowards reconciliation the Mannar 6ishop said.>30?

*. )uppression of opposition political parties

1=. pposition ,s Attac!ed> threatened and stopped from a fact finding mission

( group of opposition )nited *ational Party $)*P' mem"ers of parliament $MPs' whowere visiting the Magampura Port, !am"antota $newly "uilt port in inhalese maorityouthern Province, which is the hometown of President +aapa#se' were threatenedand pelted with eggs "y a mo" that included a pistol yielding government politician,

who was the Mayor of the area.>31?The MPs has to a"andon the inspection tour asthe mo" "ecame increasingly violent. 7ideo as well as photographic evidence werepu"lished "y the media on thugs intimidating, threatening and chasing away the groupof MPs. >32?President Mahinda +aapa#sa has put the attac# down to Ipu"lic anger-over the unust attac#s on the :overnment-s development proects in the area. Thestate controlled media has defended the assault as nothing more than democraticdissent.>33?

pea#ing at a press conference the five parliamentarians who came under attac#denied the President-s allegation and said that GG C*o )*P parliamentarian ever said

that and we did not ma#e such a comment either. e said the proects were "eingconducted in a fraudulent manner and that it would "e conducted in a transparentmanner under the )*PGG >34?

( ruling party supporter warns )*P MP Mr. (ith Perera within the Mathala airport premises $photo@ Aaily Mirror'
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The attac# on )*P MPs generated a maor political discussion in the country with allthree =nglish daily papers $e9cluding the government run Aaily *ews' pu"lished hardhitting editorials, calling for ustice and fair play. $The horror of the I'ambantotadoctrine"y Aaily Mirror>35?@ Thugs and toys"y The sland>3?@- slap on the face of

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