Govt. urged to return lands to people of Paanama
Communique was sent after a delegation representing the 1,400 villagers of Paanama, who were violently evicted from their lands in 2010 made representations seeking justice at the sixth session of the International Tribunal on Evictions that convened in Venice, Italy in September 2017.
2018-01-06
The International Tribunal on Evictions has sent an official communique dated 26th December 2017 to Sri Lankan authorities including President Maithripala Sirisena, Secretary to the President Austin Fernando, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms Gayantha Karunathilaka, Minister of Tourism and Christian Affairs John Amaratunga, Land Commissioner R. M. C. M. Herath, Provincial Land Commissioner East D. D. Aruna Dharmadasa and others, to implement the ITE’s recommendations with the collaboration of the relevant authorities with respect to the land grabbing at the Paanama village in the Eastern Province.
