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Sri Lanka's new proposed media code threatens free speech

A new media code proposed by the Sri Lankan government contains overbroad and vague language that could have a severe and chilling effect on free speech, Human Rights Watch has said.

On June 17, 2013, the Ministry of Mass Media and Information officially proposed a Code of Media Ethics that would apply to print and electronic media, including the Internet.

The proposed code comes at a time when the government has taken various measures to clamp down on Sri Lanka's once vibrant media, including forcing some electronic media critical of the government to close down.

"The government's proposed media code is part of a sustained campaign to control the media and curtail dissent," Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch, said.

"Sri Lankan journalists are already under enormous pressure not to be critical of the government, and the vagueness of this code will likely lead to greater self-censorship to avoid government retaliation," Adams added.

The minister of mass media and information, Keheliya Rambukwella, announced that the code is intended to create a "salutary media culture in the country" because the actions of unnamed media houses had "led to many problems."

The code contains 13 types of substantive speech that would be prohibited from publication, including content that vaguely "offends against expectations of the public, morality of the country, or tend to lower the standards of public taste and morality." ...