'UN intervention' to find Prageeth
Five prominent media rights organizations has written to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, calling on the U.N. to intervene in the case of journalist Prageeth Eknelygoda.
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The letter notes, his wife, Sandhya Eknelygoda, has been asking the Sri Lankan government for any information about his fate.
“She has been given no information from any person in the government. Eknelygoda’s disappearance and his wife’s efforts on his behalf have been widely reported in Sri Lankan and international media”, says the letter.
Handed over letter to the UN
The letter by media organisations aims to draw attention of the General secretary to the plight of the wife of Prageeth.
On January 24, the anniversary of Eknelygoda’s disappearance, his wife personally handed over a letter addressed to you requesting assistance from the United Nations to U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sri Lanka Neil Buhne.
The letter was signed by representatives of the Cartoonists Rights Network International, the Committee to Protect Journalists, International Media Support, Reporters Without Borders, and the International Federation of Journalists.
Wife in Geneva
U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky told a press conference in New York on 18th of February that the letter is now being reviewed.
The media organisations asks for a response to the letter.
The media organisations say that they are prepared to assist the United Nations in pursuing this case.
In an effort to draw attention to the dissppearence of her husband, Sandhya Eknaligoda has traveled to Geneva to take part in lobbying human rights organisations during the UN Human Rights Commission hearings on Sri Lanka.
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