HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2018 proximity of mandates of the two institutions. The Chairperson also delivered the keynote address at the International Day of the Disappeared commemorative event organized by the OMP on August 30th with the participation of a large number of family members of the disappeared. 5.4. Engagement with the media As part of its outreach efforts, the Commission engages with the media to keep the public informed of critical issues, as well as on the activities of the Commission. The Commission employs traditional print and electronic media well as online platforms for promotional activities. 5.4.1 Engagement with electronic media traditional print and A meeting was held at the HRCSL premises on 04 January 2018 for media to raise awareness on the activities of the HRCSL while another press briefing was conducted on 31 May 2018 on the accreditation of the HRCSL as an ‘A’ status institution by the GANHRI. At the same time, the statement made by the Chairperson cautioning that legal action will be instituted against fraudulent human rights institutions claiming to be the HRCSL was published in the Lankadeepa Newspaper on 05th January 2018 while on a more positive note, on the same day, the statement made by the chairperson at another press conference on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka that a notable development and progress of human rights are evident and freedom of Speech, assembly, and association are enjoyed to the maximum possible extent was published in the Dinamina newspaper. The Chairperson participated in the discussion in commemorating the International Day for the support of victims of torture telecast on Rupavahini on 16 June2018. At the same time an interview with the 82