SL's attempts at censoring in the UN

by admin
Feb 24, 2013

Sri Lanka's UN mission has written to the Human Rights Council, trying to bar an upcoming screening of a documentary in its premises.

The Channel 4 documentary "No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka" is due to be screened on Friday, at the Palais de Nations, an event organised by Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International and FIFDH Geneve.

Permanent Representative, Ravinatha Aryasinha, accused the NGOs in his letter of "perpetrating unsubstantiated and politically motivated acts against countries in the Council," as well as calling the material "morphed and diabolical".

See here for full letter.

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