3.”A milestone was recently marked by the recent opening of a Civil Affairs and Public Relations Office in the city centre of Jaffna Town. It is now open to the public and the military personnel manning the office seek to aid by acting as a channel in obtaining institutional access for those in need of assistance and relief in many spheres” – http://www.cimicjaffna.com/main.php
OnlyJaffna district has the services of CMC – other districts don’t but have only their district secretariats, divisional secretariats and municipal/village councils.

Truth is one. Lies can be many.
The truth is that the reality for ethnic minorities has been worse than that of the ethnic majority in Sri Lanka as well as in some other countries.
The birth of the UN Charter has made a difference in some cases.
Sri Lanka is still waiting to see any change that can be made by the UN.
Recommnedations by many HR organisations to Universal Periodic Review of Sri Lanka have been nearly the same in 2012 as in 2008.
Recommendations by International Bar Association to Sri Lanka in the last and penultimate reports are nearly the same.

28yrs of pre-LTTE post-Independence were suffered by the Tamils. 33yrs of LTTE caused some inconvenience to the Sinhalese as the Tamils felt the wrath of the state. Tamils continue to suffer the post-LTTE 7yrs.

2.While the national anthem was sung in Tamil at the official celebration of Independence day in Colombo this year for the first time after 1949, CSD made Tamils sing the anthem in Sinhala only when they had their own celebration in the North:

The military has its own rule/role in the North?
What are the relative powers of the provincial council, district sercretaries and the military in the North please?

Post Humanitarian Operations and Activities
Attachment of 1000 CSD personnel for the Army for civil engineering tasks in Kilinochchi, Mulathevu, Thunukkai.
Attachment of 50 CSD personnel to Manikfarm for rehabilitation related duties.
Agricultural Projects. Approximately 91.
Primary School/ Pre Schools in rural areas.

Present / Future Role
Agriculture Projects – 634
Manufacturing of Bricks – 247
Poultry Farms – 71
Assisting the Department of Archeology in restoring archeological sites.
Development of Roads and Towns.
Conducting of Primary Schools/ Pre Schools.
Providing Security to Government Institutions. (such as Courts, Banks, Wild Life Conservation etc.)
Functioning of Garment Factories and the Blacksmiths Workshop.
Training of Private Security Personnel.
Special Tasks given by the Ministry of Defence.
Published: 30 September 2015

http://www.csd.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20:operations&catid=11&Itemid=134&lang=en#present-future-role
OPERATIONS
Pot-humanitarian Operations and Activities
Present and Future Role

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