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Human Rights, IDPs and Refugees

Iranaitheevu; a year of continuous protests to regain Navy-occupied land

After the election of the new government in 2015, the people of Iranaitheevu, forcibly displaced since 1992, finally thought they would be able to return home. Yet a flurry of letters and…

Ruki Fernando Ruki Fernando on 04/20/2018
Human Rights, Issues, Peace and Conflict, Post-War, Transitional Justice

Mullikulam – Renewed struggle to regain Navy occupied village

reminisces 88-year-old village elder from Mullikulam, M. Francis Vaz, who hasn’t been home since 2007. On the 8th of September, 2007 the entire village of Mullikulam was unceremoniously evacuated by the Military…

Marisa de Silva Nilshan Fonseka and Ruki Fernando Marisa de Silva Nilshan Fonseka and Ruki Fernando on 04/06/201711/06/2017

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