A protest was conducted in front of Colombo fort railway station yesterday (10th December) against the harassment to the civil activists and media figure during a awareness campaign in Anuradapura district on 5th December.Artist and civil activists Mr. Jayathilaka Bandara and TV and newspaper journalist Thisara Saman was attacked by political followers and Secretary of North central province chief minister. ...
28MARCH 2012, KATHMANDU, NEPALThe South Asia Alliance for PovertyEradication (SAAPE), a regional civil society network encompassing all eightcountries of South Asia, absolutely denounces the threats, intimidation andharassment directed to Sri Lankan human rights defenders and journalists by theGovernment of Sri Lanka, against the background of the recent resolution on SriLanka adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council on 23 ...
Discussion carried out with rev. fathers of Catholic church in Negombo area, including, Rev.Fr. Julian Thisera, Fr. Lester Nonis, Fr. Patric Perera, Fr. Sriyanada, to clarify the churchs' connection with the Fisheries ministers statement and on issue of life threats to social activists.By a Parliamentary statement of Fisheries minister, Dr. Rajitha Senarathne, have mentioned the names of Mr.Herman Kumara and ...
We, the undersigned civil society organisations and activists, are deeply disturbed by the threats faced by Mr. Herman Kumara of the National Fisheries Solidarity Movement (NAFSO) and Mr. Aruna Roshantha Fernando of All Ceylon Fisher Folk Federation (ACFFF) and condemn these attempts to stifle democratic rights and silence these leaders.Herman Kumara was followed from the airport by an unknown group ...
Border issues arose due to surpassing of SL – EEZ by Indian trawlers and grabbing of fisheries resources have been reduced due to unsuitable climatic condition and collaborative struggle of Sri Lankan fishers. But they will come back by September after conditions are suitable, these facts reviled on several discussions conduct with northern fishers during a visit of NAFSO team ...
Series of activities being conducted through the network organizations by the NAFSO under the women and gender program to improve knowledge and activities to overcome food sovereignty issues. Under the activities planned to implement, distribute of dry food ration among war affected families for six months is completed its first round. Jaffna, Mannar, Trincomalee, and Baticaloa districts war victims were ...
Complaints of Tamil fishermen being attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy could be brought down only if the State government brings in stricter regulations preventing the fishermen from crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), according to V.S.R. Murthy, Deputy Director General (Operations and Coastal Security), Indian Coast Guard (ICG).Filing a counter affidavit in reply to a public interest litigation ...
The South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE), a regional civil society network encompassing all eight countries of South Asia, strongly condemns the imminent threat to life of Mr. Herman Kumara, the President of our member organisation National Fisheries Solidarity Movement (NAFSO) in Sri Lanka. Mr. Kumara is a senior human rights defender, engaged in defending the rights of Sri ...
National Fisheries Solidarity involves in several ways of solving the issue of invading Indian trawlers and stops the destruction making by them in North Sea of Sri Lanka. Gather of data on regular basis is crucial to show and confirm how much damage caused to the resources by bottom trawlers. As second step of training given to fisher leaders from ...
Civil organization including NAFSO, and several other environmental foundations and organizations including Centrer for Environmental justice were collaboratively organized a program on Rio+20 Earth summit.During the two days program participants were revised and analysed the achievements and drawbacks of the deceleration of the 1992 Earth summit.Community members from several sectors were produce their sector reports concerning sustainable development and environment ...
Family members of the Mr. Herman Kumara and Aruna Roshan, who were accused by Fisheries minister and received life threats, some members from related organizations and fishing community have met Rev. Fr. Patric Fewrnando the regional leader of the Church on 10th March. The meeting was conducted to discuss on the matters that came out from the Parliament Hansard. According ...
More than year old court case against, Mr. Aruna roshan and Marcus Fernando who were arrested by Negombo police (36Km North to Colombo) on 2010 December, accusing of distribution of anti governmental leaflets in Negombo town was postponed to 23rd of April 2012 after examine on 12th March 2012, since the police did not appear in the court as accuser.Struggle ...
Since February 2012, Mr Herman Kumara has been subjected to a media smear campaign, repeated threats, surveillance and intimidation following rounds of protests by fisher people in the Chilaw and Negombo areas against an increase in fuel prices by the Government. Herman Kumara was the Secretary General of the World Forum of Fisher People (WFFP) and is the head of ...
NAFSO works with women headedfamilies as well as Internal Displaced People(IDPs) who were become as a resultof the war especially in the North an East. So, NAFSO has significantexperience and equitable information about the women headed families. We haveanalyzed existing situation in the community , income generation activities andpotentials to be engaged with self employment ways. We are looking for ...
