Internally displaced persons
Examining the conditions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to ethnic conflict and war in Sri Lanka 2003 [September 2003]
This report examines the current conditions of the internally displaced persons (IDP) due to ethnic conflict and war in Sri Lanka. By the end of June 2003, some 311,000 IDPs had returned to their home areas since a ceasefire agreement was signed between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in February 2002. The report assesses the needs and challenges of return of IDPs and resettlement. As IDPs return, other nations are taking measures for the return of Sri Lankan asylum seekers. The report deals briefly with the return of Sri Lankan refugees in India and provides an analysis of the human rights situation in Sri Lanka. It also makes recommendations for facilitation of the return of the IDPs and refugees to their places of origin.
Published in September 2003
