Impact on media freedom!
Vavuniya journalist K. Gokilan (38) has lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) alleging that he was obstructed while covering a ceremony at the Archaeological Department.
He had filed this complaint on March 8, 2022 against the Department of Archeology. He has also stated that human rights violations have taken place due to political reasons violating media freedom.
He further stated in the complaint that when he went to collect news related to archeology at Kachchan Samanankulam in Vavuniya, the officials of the Department of Archeology obstructed him from shooting the restored artefacts and only gave him a short time to shoot the unreformed artefacts. . Many say that they have been questioned by higher authorities for providing information to the workplace about this.
Through this complaint, he has appealed to the Human Rights Commission to make the public aware of the need to protect artefacts and to take steps to protect them from destruction.
– Journalist Gokilan
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