{"id":154543,"date":"2015-12-15T18:05:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T12:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=154543"},"modified":"2015-12-16T13:31:22","modified_gmt":"2015-12-16T08:01:22","slug":"civil-society-urges-govt-to-withdraw-bills-criminalizing-hate-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/civil-society-urges-govt-to-withdraw-bills-criminalizing-hate-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Society Urges Govt. To Withdraw Bills Criminalizing Hate Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>93 Civil Society activists and 10 organisations have today urged\u00a0the government\u00a0to fulfil its obligations to its citizens and its international obligations by withdrawing the bills (amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure and amendment to the Penal Code )\u00a0forthwith and commit anew to fostering a political culture conducive to the exercise of citizens\u2019 free speech rights.<\/p>\n<p>We publish below the statement in full;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joint civil society statement on amendment to Penal Code criminalizing hate speech<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/bbs022013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-118405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/bbs022013-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"bbs022013\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/bbs022013-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/bbs022013.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We the under signed organizations and individuals are deeply concerned about two Bills tabled in Parliament on Friday, 11th December 2015 ostensibly to criminalize hate speech and the instigation of communal violence and disharmony. One such Bill tabled is an amendment to the Penal Code which creates the new offence of \u201ccausing of or instigating acts of violence, hostility\u2026\u201d which is punishable by imprisonment of up to two years. The other Bill is an amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure which provides for the conditions necessary for the initiation of prosecutions for the new offence.<\/p>\n<p>The new offence under the Penal Code is particularly problematic as it is a near verbatim reproduction of the language in Section 2(1) (h) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). The offence as provided in the Bill is overbroad and general, and is not a permissible restriction in relation to freedom of expression guaranteed by the Constitution and by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Furthermore, the proposed amendment, if enacted, could lead to a culture of self-censorship and perpetuate a chilling effect on free speech. We note that Section 2(1) (h) of the PTA was previously used to convict journalist J. S. Tissainayagam for his journalistic writing on alleged war crimes committed by government forces. This overbroad restriction on the freedom of expression is in no way defensible in a democratic society. Furthermore there is a very real possibility, as demonstrated by past experience, that this legislation could be used by governments to target political opponents and those critical of government policy.<\/p>\n<p>We the undersigned question the need for new legislation criminalizing \u201chate speech\u201d as there are several legal provisions that already do so. The provisions contained in the ICCPR Act 56 of 2007 already criminalize advocating national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence. The Penal Code provides for the offences of \u201cuttering words with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings\u201d(Section 291A), \u201cdeliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class, by insulting its religion or religious beliefs\u201d (Section 291B). Furthermore the Penal Code provides for several other offences to protect places of religious worship and religious assembly. These offences themselves already constitute a serious curtailment of the freedom of expression.<\/p>\n<p>Given the multiplicity of laws in Sri Lanka dealing with what could broadly be termed hate speech, our view is that attacks targeting particular religious groups were not the result of a lack of legislation to prosecute perpetrators, but of the selective implementation of existing laws and the lack of political will to implement those laws against the purveyors of violent hate. In these circumstances, we urge the government to fulfil its obligations to its citizens and its international obligations by withdrawing the bills forthwith and commit anew to fostering a political culture conducive to the exercise of citizens\u2019 free speech rights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Signatories \u2028Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ainslie Joseph &#8211; Convenor, Christian Alliance for Social Action<br \/>\nAnnouchka Wijesinghe<br \/>\nAruni Jayakody<br \/>\nB. Gowthaman<br \/>\nBalasingham Skanthakumar<br \/>\nBhavani Fonseka \u2013 Attorney-at-Law<br \/>\nBishop Duleep de Chickera<br \/>\nBishop Kumara Illangasinghe<br \/>\nBrito Fernando<br \/>\nCaryll Tozer<br \/>\nChameera Perera &#8211; Left Center<br \/>\nChandra Jayaratne<br \/>\nChandraguptha Thenuwara<br \/>\nChulani Kodikara<br \/>\nD.B.S. Jeyaraj \u2013 Journalist<br \/>\nDeanne Uyangoda<br \/>\nDr. Farzana Haniffa &#8211; Senior Lecturer, Sociology &#8211; University of Colombo<br \/>\nDr. Jehan Perera<br \/>\nDr. Kumudu Kusum Kumara &#8211; University of Colombo<br \/>\nDr. L. Solomons<br \/>\nDr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu<br \/>\nDr. S.B. Dhanapala<br \/>\nDr. Shamala Kumar &#8211; University of Peradeniya<br \/>\nFaizun Zackariya &#8211; Citizens Voice<br \/>\nGajen Mahendra<br \/>\nGamini Viyangoda<br \/>\nGayathri Gamage<br \/>\nGodfrey Yogarajah &#8211; Executive Director, Religious Liberty Commission &amp; World Evangelical Alliance<br \/>\nGowrie Ponniah<br \/>\nHans Billimoria<br \/>\nHarini Amarasuriya<br \/>\nHerman Kumara<br \/>\nIromi Perera<br \/>\nIshan Jalill &#8211; Founder and Executive Director, Action Against Apathy<br \/>\nJake Oorloff<br \/>\nJeanne Samuel<br \/>\nJoe William<br \/>\nJovita Arulanantham<br \/>\nK. Aingkaran<br \/>\nKalani Subasinghe<br \/>\nKumari Kumaragamage<br \/>\nKusal Perera \u2013 Journalist<br \/>\nLakshan Dias \u2013 Attorney-at-Law<br \/>\nLionel Guruge<br \/>\nLuwie Ganeshathasan &#8211; Attorney-at-Law<br \/>\nMala Liyanage<br \/>\nManouri Muttetuwegama<br \/>\nMarisa de Silva<br \/>\nMujeebur Rahman &#8211; Journalist (Mannar)<br \/>\nNalini Ratnarajah &#8211; Woman Human Rights Defender<br \/>\nNigel Nugawela<br \/>\nNilantha Ilangamuwa &#8211; Journalist and Editor, Sri Lanka Guardian<br \/>\nNimalka Fernando<br \/>\nNiran Anketell &#8211; Attorney-at-Law<br \/>\nP. Selvaratnam<br \/>\nPaba Deshapriya<br \/>\nPhilip Setunga<br \/>\nProf. Jayantha Seneviratne &#8211; University of Kelaniya<br \/>\nProf. S. Sivamohan<br \/>\nQadri Ismail<br \/>\nR.M.B Senanayake &#8211; Retired C.C.S<br \/>\nRev. Br. Loyola Fernando FSC<br \/>\nRev. Dr. Jayasiri T. Peiris &#8211; Friday Forum<br \/>\nRev. Fr. Jeyabalan Croos<br \/>\nRev. Fr. Sarath Iddamalgoda<br \/>\nRev. Fr. T.L.R. Dominic<br \/>\nRev. Jason Selvaraja &#8211; Assembly of God, Chavakachcheri<br \/>\nRonnie Yogarajah<br \/>\nRuki Fernando<br \/>\nS. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole<br \/>\nS. Samaraarachchi<br \/>\nS.C.C. Elankovan<br \/>\nSabra Zahid<br \/>\nSampath Samarakoon<br \/>\nSanjana Hattotuwa &#8211; Founding Editor, Groundviews.org<br \/>\nSanjayan Rajasingham<br \/>\nShakthi Ponniah<br \/>\nShashika Bandara<br \/>\nSheila Richards<br \/>\nShreen Abdul Saroor<br \/>\nSriyanie Wijesundara<br \/>\nSudarshana Gunawardana &#8211; Attorney-at-Law<br \/>\nSunanda Deshapriya<br \/>\nSunethra Bandaranaike<br \/>\nSuren D. Perera &#8211; Human Rights Lawyer and Activist<br \/>\nSuriya Wickremasinghe<br \/>\nT. Mathuri \u2013 Attorney-at-Law<br \/>\nTanuja Thurairajah<br \/>\nTehani Ariyaratne<br \/>\nThyagi Ruwanpathirana<br \/>\nUdaya Kalupathirana<br \/>\nVisaka Dharmadasa<br \/>\nWaruna Padmasiri \u2013 Attorney-at-Law<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Association of War Affected Women (AWAW)<br \/>\nCentre for Policy Alternatives (CPA)<br \/>\nFamilies of the Disappeared (FoD)<br \/>\nINFORM Human Rights Documentation Centre<br \/>\nLaw and Society Trust (LST)<br \/>\nNational Fisheries Solidarity Movement (NAFSO)<br \/>\nNational Peace Council (NPC)<br \/>\nRight to Life (R2L) Human Rights Centre<br \/>\nRights Now Collective for Democracy<br \/>\nWomen&#8217;s Action Network (WAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":154545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1,2375],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-news","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Civil Society Urges Govt. 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