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Government suppresses protest demonstration of IDPs in Jaffna

by admin on Mar.09, 2010, under Sri Lanka

ITAK begins three day election campaign in Moothoor Tamil villages

Ilangkai Thamizh Arasuk Kadchi (ITAK) Monday began a three day campaign by holding election meeting in every Tamil village in the Moothoor East, Verukal DS division, Moothoor DS division in Trincomalee district. ITAK leader and the chief candidate for the Trincomalee district Mr.R.Sampanthan is leading the campaign with other six candidates in the list. ……….  http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31322

Government suppresses protest demonstration of IDPs in Jaffna

  • Resettlement will be in the NOo man’s land,

  • Announcement is only an eye wash and an election propaganda.

  • Attitude of the GA is seen as an act of speaking on behalf of the Government

A protest demonstration demanding immediate resettlement of people displaced from Valikaamam North occupied by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) as High Security Zone (HSZ) organized by the Welfare Organizations for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on 1 March in front of Jaffna Secretariat had to be given up due to the strong opposition to it by Jaffna Government Agent (GA) K. Ganesh, the representatives of the welfare organizations said. The GA had refused to accept the memorandum of the protestors saying that the matter of resettlement should not be made a political issue in the context of the forthcoming parliamentary election, the organizations further alleged. …………………  http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31325

CNN International reveals Sri Lanka’s civil war aftermath in a half-hour special

Witness to SurvivalSri Lanka’s bloody civil war came to an end amongst some of the fiercest fighting, with both the government and the insurgents facing allegations of war crimes. During this time, the Tamil-dominated north was virtually off limits to journalists, aid agencies and human rights organizations. It was, essentially, a war without witness.

CNN’s Sara Sidner gained rare access to Jaffna in Sri Lanka and the people who suffered the ravages of nearly three decades of civil war. While the truth of what happened may be hard to ascertain, the stories of those who lived through it offer a rare glimpse into the power and endurance of the human spirit.

Sara_Srilanka splSidner explores the lives of parents and children who suffered loss, trauma and displacement. She spends time with a mother and daughter……………..  http://www.afaqs.com/perl/media/media_newslets/?id=44544

Soldiers ‘victimised by government’

A human rights group representing the families of disappeared military men in Sri Lanka has accused the government of victimising soldiers. Visaka Dharmadasa, convenor of the Association of War Affected Women (AWAW), said her organisation is currently campaigning to get soldiers arrested by the Rajapaksa administration released. “During the war, we have been visiting Kilinochchi to seek the release of arrested soldiers from the LTTE,” she told BBC Sinhala service, Sandeshaya…………  http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/03/100308_womens_day.shtml

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