My dear Journalists; The struggle that has been carried out by you at risk to you and your loved ones -BASL President Upul jayasuriya's speech for Press Freedom day
(Lanka-e-News- 05.May.2014, 11.30PM) “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers”
This principle has been defined by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1948 and has been re-affirmed by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, a multilateral treaty adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 1966, further outlining permissible restrictions to protect the rights and reputations of others, national security, and public health, so long as such restrictions are supported by statute.
(Lanka-e-News- 05.May.2014, 11.30PM) “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers” This principle has been defined by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1948 and has been re-affirmed by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, a multilateral treaty adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 1966, further outlining permissible restrictions to protect the rights and reputations of others, national security, and public health, so long as such restrictions are supported by statute.
