2023-01-30
On 25th January 2023 in Anuradhapura District held an advocacy workshop on the” Rule of Law in Sri Lanka” with the support of the Right to Life organization. Totaly 23 journalists participated in the program. Most of the participants are working in leading media companies, including printing media. Mr. Basil Fernando facilitated the program over Zoom, and Mangala Fernando physically facilitated the program. One of the journalists has published an article about the programme in a leading newspaper, Dinamina.
All of the journalists participated actively in the discussion, sharing their experiences with issues such as schoolgirls’ sanitary pad issues, health issues (malnutrition), racial discrimination in health services, police rights violations, political interference in public services, the 1978 Constitution, and criminal investigation procedures. The whole session was conducted based on the cases they have presented. Journalists came forward to educate the people using their media channels to overcome the current situation, especially by establishing some community groups to work on the issues that the people face in their own respective areas.