Shakthika Sathkumara

Shakthika Sathkumara (Sinhala: ශක්ති සත්කුමාර;[1] born 1985/1986)[2] is a writer and civil servant from Sri Lanka.[3] In 2019, he published a short story that was said to insult Buddhism, which has led to legal case against him with Sathkumara facing up to 10 years in jail.[4][5][6] Organizations such as Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Amnesty International and PEN International have criticized the prosecution for infringing on Sathkumara's free speech rights.[7][3][8][9][10][11]

References
  1. https://sinhala.srilankamirror.com/news/19765-naw-sukkanama-ardha-haa-kammalweera
  2. "Abuse of ICCPR Act has 'chilling effect' on fundamental freedoms". Sunday Observer. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Detention/Opinions/Session87/A_HRC_WGAD_2020_8_Advance_Edited_Version.pdf
  4. Glauert, Rik (2 April 2019). "Sri Lanka arrests novelist for gay Buddhist monk story". Gay Star News. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. "5 persecuted authors for Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2019". Deutsche Welle. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  6. journals, Ceylon (5 August 2019). "හාර මාසයකට පසු සම්මානලාභී ලේඛකකයාට ඇප". Ceylon News. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  7. "Document". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  8. "Sri Lanka: Drop investigation into award-winning writer Shakthika Sathkumara". PEN America. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  9. "Pompeo To Raise Issue of Human Rights During Visit to Sri Lanka". The Tennessee Tribune. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  10. "Sri Lankan novelist arrested over gay Buddhist monk story - UCA News". ucanews.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  11. Jun 17, PTI /. "Sri Lanka abusing UN law to make arrests: Rights group - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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