ISSUES OF RECONCILIATION IN SRI LANKA: RESPOND QUICKLY, SAMPANTHAN TELLS GOVT
12/06/2016
( Image: A Tamil woman worshiping- AP Photo -Eranga Jayawardena)
“Seven years have elapsed since the end of the armed conflict in the country.
Several hundred thousands of Tamils and others were displaced from their original places of residence in the North and the East during the period of the said armed conflict.
Unambiguous assurances were given by His Excellency the President and others that displaced people would be resettled in their original places. This was stated to be the definite policy of the new Government.
Large numbers of those persons are still prevented from returning to their original homes and to their lands and resuming their livelihood activities/ occupation, primarily due to the fact that the military continues to occupy their lands or due to the fact that though the land is not used, the military has not released the land.
