Sunday, March 23, 2014

Demand Investigation on Disappearance of Sri Lanka Journalist: No Deadline - ASAP

Demand Investigation on Disappearance of Sri Lanka Journalist: No Deadline - ASAP
Prageeth Eknaligoda, a Sri Lankan journalist and political analyst, went missing on January 24, 2010, shortly after leaving work at the Lanka-e-News office in Homagama, near the capital Colombo. Since 2006, at least 14 media workers have been killed in Sri Lanka, with no one held accountable for these murders. Numerous journalists have been detained while others have left the country after receiving death threats. Click here to ask the Sri Lankan government to promptly investigate the disappearance of Prageeth Eknaligoda, make the results of the investigation public and bring to justice those responsible for his disappearance.