09/30/2011
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AlertNet, Reuters, Trust.org
Suresh was one of 2,140 internally displaced people (IDPs) who returned to Suthanthipuram village in June, after MAG released previously inaccessible land that had been contaminated with 69 anti-personnel landmines and 15 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO). He told us he now hopes to study hard and get a good job to support his grandmother when he gets older.
08/03/2011
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www.sciencedaily.com
Residents of Sri Lanka who were internally displaced during the civil conflict that occurred in their country from 1983 to 2009 have a higher prevalence of war-related mental health conditions that include depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder, according to a study in the August 3 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and human rights.
07/21/2011
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BBC
Two years after the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka, hundreds of thousands of displaced Tamil civilians are returning to their home villages in the north.
06/26/2011
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The Sunday Leader
The Resettlement Ministry says that the primary delay in resettling the approximately 17,000 IDPs remaining at Menik Farm is due to the ongoing de-mining process in Mullaitivu and certain parts of Kilinochchi.
05/19/2011
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Hindustan Times
As the government begins celebrating two years of its military victory against the Tamil rebels, tens of thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are yet to be permanently resettled in the war ravaged northern districts. Latest updates from the United Nations (UN) reveal that more than 117888 IDPs were yet to be resettled.
04/22/2011
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Groundviews
The Island newspaper continues to publish leaks from the report produced by the Panel appointed by the UN Secretary General to look into post-war accountability in Sri Lanka. Groundviews has covered in detail the Executive Summary and Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the leaks.
The Island published today Part 5, which focusses on the conditions faced by IDPs in the aftermath of the violent denouement of the war in the Vanni.
04/20/2011
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Channel 4
Channel 4 News obtains exclusive footage from the "closed off"corner of northern Sri Lanka, showing evidence of camps, repression and abuse, ahead of the publication of the UN's report on war crimes.
04/13/2011
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Colombo Page
Sri Lanka : Sri Lankan government says 22,000 IDPs remaining to be resettled in the North and East (Sri Lanka - latest news stories and top headlines)
03/30/2011
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www.irinnews.org
Thousands of older returnees to Sri Lanka's conflict-affected north feel marginalized and need medical care, experts say.
03/30/2011
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TimeOut Hong Kong
Sri Lankan artist Pala Pothupitye talks to Payal Uttam about scooping the 2010 Sovereign Asian Art Prize – and the controversy that surrounds his works.