“Prageeth Eknaligoda”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Prageeth Eknaligoda is a cartoonist, political analyst and journalist. He was reported missing on January 24, 2010 - two days before the presidential polls in Sri Lanka when the island was under the Presidency of Mahinda Rajapakse.^[1]^[2]^[3] He actively participated in the presidential campaign of common opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka while working as a freelance journalist for a pro-opposition website Lankaenews.com.^[4]^[5] Members of his family believe he has been abducted by pro-government supporters because he was investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons, charges that was denied by the government of Sri Lanka.^[3]^[6] In 2009 Amnesty International released information regarding circumstances of his disappearance.^[7] Reporters without borders has issued a statement concerning him.^[2] The investigation is being led by the Colombo Crimes Division.^[8] His wife was given an International Women of Courage Award in 2017 for her campaigns.

Disappearance

Eknaligoda had been investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians by Sri Lankan army in the fight against the Tamil Terrorists.^[9]

He left his office on 24 January 2010 evening saying that he has to meet an old friend. He has not been seen since that.^[10]

Government response

His wife Sandya Eknaligoda, his family and several activist groups have accused the Sri Lanka government of being directly responsible for his disappearance. At a meeting of United Nations Convention Against Torture in Geneva, Sri Lanka's then Attorney General (Former Chief Justice) Mohan Peiris dismissed the charges against government and said that Eknaligoda has sought asylum abroad.^[10] But when questioned in the court later, he told that he does not remember who the source of his information was and that “only god knows” the whereabouts of Eknaligoda.^[11]

Reappearence allegations

On June 5, 2013 a government Member of the parliament claimed that Eknaligoda was living in France.^[12] But several Sri Lankan journalists in exile in France, including Manjula Wediwardana, whom that Member of parliament alleged to have taken him to meet Prageeth, vehemently denied the claims that Prageeth is living in hiding in France. French embassy in Colombo too denied any claims that Prageeth is living in France.^[13]^[14]

Free Media Movement (FMM) Convener Sunil Jayasekara in a statement on the MPs allegations told^[13]

2015 probe

In March 2015 the government launched a probe of the disappearance of Eknaligoda,^[15] but his wife expressed dissatisfaction over the government's actions.^[16] In January 2016 Bodu Bala Sena leader was arrested after he disrupted court proceedings on Eknaligoda disappearance ^[17]

Award

In 2017 Sandya Eknaligoda was given an International Women of Courage Award for her campaigns.^[18]^[19]

See also

References

1. ^https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_presidential_election,_2010
2. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.rsf.org/Cartoonist-kidnapped-two-months.html |title=Cartoonist kidnapped two months ago still missing| publisher=Reporters Sans Frontières |date= 23 March 2010 |accessdate=2010-04-02}}
3. ^¹Bangkok Post, February 25, 2010. p.5
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.amnesty.de/urgent-action/ua-024-2010/journalist-verschwunden |title=Journalist "verschwunden" | Amnesty International Deutschland |publisher=Amnesty.de |date= |accessdate=2010-04-02}}
5. ^Agence France-Presse / Bangkok Post, 25 February 2010. s.5
6. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.com/sinhala/news/story/2011/01/110128_prageeth_galle.shtml | title=Prageeth missing due to 'chemical weapon probe' | publisher=BBC Sinhala | date=28 January 2011 | accessdate=16 November 2017}}
7. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.amnestyusa.org/actioncenter/actions/uaa02410.pdf|title=Act Now – Amnesty International USA|work=Amnesty International USA|access-date=2017-08-26|language=en-US}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/index.php/news/front-page-news/6808.html|title=Eknaligoda disappearance: CCD takes over |last=Dias|first=Supun|date=25 March 2010|publisher=Daily Mirror|accessdate=2 April 2010}}
9. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/2017/bio/index.htm | title=Biographies of the Finalists for the 2017 International Women of Courage Awards | publisher=US Department of State | accessdate=26 August 2017}}
10. ^¹Appeal Court ruling on former AG
11. ^Still seeking justice from judiciary - Sandya Ekneligoda
12. ^http://www.dailymirror.lk/top-story/30452-mp-claims-missing-journo-residing-in-france.
13. ^¹France says no evidence at all of Ekneligoda living there
14. ^wife surprised over claims
15. ^{{cite web |url=http://lankaherald.com/2015/03/19/fresh-probe-on-eknaligoda/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-04-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20150416215203/http://lankaherald.com/2015/03/19/fresh-probe-on-eknaligoda/ |archivedate=2015-04-16 |df= }}
16. ^http://www.lankasrinews.com/view.php?224KY5nd204omBnd4e2oeOldeca0CgA4edd0A4MCe2aca7lOc3e4bZBmA3303cP5YOc3./ {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420024416/http://www.lankasrinews.com/view.php?224KY5nd204omBnd4e2oeOldeca0CgA4edd0A4MCe2aca7lOc3e4bZBmA3303cP5YOc3.%2F |date=2015-04-20 }}
17. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2016/04/23/local/79605|title=Magistrate files contempt of Court action against Ven. Gnanasara Thera {{!}} Daily News|website=www.dailynews.lk|access-date=2016-04-27}}
18. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Sandya-Eknelygoda-International-Woman-of-Courage--126504.html | title=Sandya Eknelygoda: ‘International Woman of Courage’ | publisher=Daily Mirror | date=30 March 2017 | accessdate=26 August 2017}}
19. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/voices-in-danger-prageeth-is-my-courage-he-always-worked-for-peace-and-unity-8591451.html | title=Voices in Danger: 'Prageeth is my courage. He always worked for peace and unity' | publisher= The Independent |work=Evgeny Lebedev | date=28 April 2013 | accessdate=26 August 2017}}