Share The civil war in Sri Lanka may be over but for thousands of civilians displaced by the war, their struggle to survive continues. Since January this year, nearly 7,000 civilian lives have been lost and some 13,000 people injured in this war. The United Nations estimates that over 250,000 people have been displaced by the violence and are now accommodated in ‘welfare’ camps. These camps suffer... Read More »
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Sri Lanka, the story continues…
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Emergency Appeal for Sri Lanka
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009Share The civil war in Sri Lanka may have come to an end but for many civilians displaced by the war, the suffering continues. Thousands of civilians have been displaced, injured and subjected to suspected war crimes while as many as 15,000 people have been killed in recent months. The United Nations estimates that over 250,000 people have been displaced by the violence and are now accommodated in... Read More »
Sri Lanka Update
Monday, May 18th, 2009Share Over the weekend the Sri Lankan Government declared victory over the LTTE (The Tamil Tigers), who are currently confined to 2.4 km square km’s and are cut off from the coast. Those trapped are the fighting core of the group and their families who number approx 2000. Selvarasa Pathmanathan, the Tigers’ chief of international relations, announced that the rebels were laying down their... Read More »
Deepening Catastrophe in Sri Lanka
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009Share The situation in northern Sri Lanka is now being described as an “enfolding humanitarian tragedy” by a number of reputable international human rights organizations while the World Council of Churches describes the situation as a “humanitarian crisis exceeding all imaginable proportions”. Human Rights Watch and the International Crisis Group have issued reports recently... Read More »
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