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Amnesty International: Unlock the camps in Sri Lanka
" Unlock the camps in Sri Lanka Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the recent war in North East Sri Lanka and living in... Sri Lanka: Floods Threaten Tamil Civilians in Camps
"Sri Lanka: Floods Threaten Camp Detainees Government’s Failure to Free Displaced Civilians Worsens Situation"The government bears full responsibility for the situation in the... Tamils re-affirm desire for self-rule
Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the party ran on the platform of self-determination won a key council in Sri Lanka. The government was expected to do well for the following reasons: The election was held too soon after the end of the war for people to vote and for democracy... 381 views | 10 recommendations | 16 comments
Visiting the Vavuniya IDP camps: an uplifting experience - N. Ram
N. Ram, the much respected editor of the Hindu was recently in Sri Lanka to get quality first-hand experience regarding the IDP facilities set up in Vavunia, which have come under a lot of flack, by those who...
created by sudharaka | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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1023 views | 15 recommendations | 17 comments
Sri Lanka: Tamil refugees may end up in permanent camps.
" Tamil refugees may end up in permanent camps, say aid workers The Government originally proposed holding the Tamil refugees for up to three years to check they were not Tigers Sri Lankan authorities appear to... SL Military shoots dead 2 detainees in Vavuniya internment camp
Sri Lanka Army shot at detainees today at the detention camp when they were making way through the barbed wire fence to meet their relatives in the otherside, killing two of them. The identities of the...
created by senthil5000 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
508 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
508 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
UN says two of its employees arrested in Sri Lanka UPDATES
UPDATE 2:Amim Awar, has told local staff that the two UN employees were picked up on June 11 and 12 "by plain clothes men, who did not identify themselves, and who were driving an unmarked vehicle." "UNITED NATIONS, June 23 -- While the UN in New York still refuses to confirm... tragedy of Tamils in Sri Lanka, hidden from the world
06/19/2009 13:29SRI LANKA The tragedy of refugees in Sri Lanka, hidden from the eyes of the worldby Nirmala CarvalhoThere is still no precise data on the number of people living in the centres. Colombo media do not speak of the plight of the internally displaced persons. An... Five Catholic priests detained in Sri Lanka refugee camps
Five Catholic priests of Tamil origin are being held in refugee camps in northern Sri Lanka. The Bishop of Jaffna, Thomas Savundaranayagam has written to the Ministry of Defense asking for their release. They were... British medic 'held in Sri Lanka's detention camp'
A British citizen Ms Gnanakumar who was treating injured civilians in Sri Lanka's conflict zone is now in detention camp. She made her last phone call to her family on May 19 as she was kept inside Vavuniya...
created by senthil5000 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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211 views | 4 recommendations | 3 comments
LTTE’s Women’s Political Wing Head Thamilini Arrested
" The LTTE’s women’s political wing head Subramaniam Shivathai, alias Thamilini, was taken into custody yesterday. The arrest was done by a special police team, at the IDP camp in Vavuniya. Thamilini was in the... Targeting disease, child abuse prevention in IDP camps
National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) discusses with Sunday Times, the issues at hand regarding children at the IDP camps in the North, what measures are being taken and what more should be done. " From...
created by Hiranya Malwatta | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
751 views | 28 recommendations | 9 comments
751 views | 28 recommendations | 9 comments
Sri Lanka pledges to resettle most of the refugees in 6 months
UPDATE 2:The Sri Lankan opposition political party, the UNP has voiced their concern about the alleged deaths of 62 civilians in camps due to shortage of food. The party appealed to the government to investigate... Gotabhaya attempted assassination suspect arrested
Defence Scretary, Gotabhya Rajapaksa's life was attempted by an LTTE Suicide Bomber in 2006 in Colombo while there was an ongoing Peace process in the Country. Army Commander Sarath Fonseka was also targeted by a similar attempt during Peace in Colombo and he sustained...
created by Hiranya Malwatta | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
151 views | 8 recommendations | 2 comments
151 views | 8 recommendations | 2 comments
Sri Lanka IDP's suffer from chicken pox and diarrhea
Around 8,000 IDP's living in temporary camps are suffering from both chicken pox and diarrhea. The Sri lanka Health Minister says the refugees had the disease before they escaped from the No Fire Zone. He also also confirmed that the acyclovir vaccine is being administered to... NowPublic on Facebook
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