Freedom Of Expression & Association Of NGOs Under Threat In Sri Lanka
| by Laksiri Fernando
( July 10, 2014, Sydney, Sri Lanka Guardian) The circular ‘order’ issued by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) on 7 July 2014 with the objective of prohibiting the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) conducting “press conferences, workshops, training for journalists and dissemination of press releases” undoubtedly is the most intrusive directive issued so far by any government since independence without any reason of emergency or war (internal or external) in the country.
