61. ABC Country Book Of Sri Lanka - Government Flag, Map, Economy, Geography, Climat sri lanka Interactive Factbook GEOGRAPHY, Flag, Map,Geography,People, government, Economy, Transportation, Communications. http://www.immigration-usa.com/wfb/sri_lanka_government.html

Index Flag Geography People ... Feedback Sri Lanka Names: conventional long form: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka conventional short form: Sri Lanka former: Ceylon Digraph: CE Type: republic Capital: Colombo Administrative divisions: 8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western Independence: 4 February 1948 (from UK) National holiday: Independence and National Day, 4 February (1948) Constitution: adopted 16 August 1978 Legal system: a highly complex mixture of English common law, Roman-Dutch, Muslim, Sinhalese, and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state and head of government: President Chandrika Bandaranaike KUMARATUNGA (since 12 November 1994); note - Sirimavo BANDARANAIKE is the Prime Minister; in Sri Lanka the president is considered to be both the chief of state and the head of the government, this is in contrast to the more common practice of dividing the roles between the president and the prime minister when both offices exist; election last held 9 November 1994 (next to be held NA November 2000); results - Chandrika Bandaranaike KUMARATUNGA (People's Alliance) 62%, Srima DISSANAYAKE (United National Party) 37%, other 1% cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister

62. Sri Lanka 2001 - Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications sri lanka 2001 Introduction Geography Population government Economy CommunicationsTransportation Military Issues Maps Flags. http://www.workmall.com/wfb2001/sri_lanka/

Country Ranks Maps Flags DEFINITIONS ... [TOP] Sri Lanka 2001 http://www.workmall.com/wfb2001/sri_lanka/index.html SOURCE: 2001 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Please put this page in your BOOKMARKS - - - - - Enter your e-mail address to receive e-mail when this web site is updated. Your Internet e-mail address: http://www.photius.com/wfb2001/sri_lanka/index.html Photius Coutsoukis Revised 11-Nov-01

63. BBC NEWS | South Asia | Blast Fails To Derail Sri Lanka Talks up aid funding sri lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels have made progress atpeace talks in Berlin despite a serious ceasefire violation by the rebels. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2736197.stm

NEWS SPORT WEATHER WORLD SERVICE ... A-Z INDEX SEARCH You are in: South Asia News Front Page Africa Americas ... Programmes SERVICES Daily E-mail News Ticker Mobile/PDAs Text Only ... Help LANGUAGES EDITIONS Change to UK Friday, 7 February, 2003, 16:47 GMT Blast fails to derail Sri Lanka talks The teams agreed on speeding up aid funding Sri Lanka's Government and Tamil Tiger rebels have made progress at peace talks in Berlin despite a serious cease-fire violation by the rebels. Three rebels smuggling arms committed suicide hours before the talks began by blowing up their boat after truce monitors boarded it off Jaffna. We do recognise there will be ups and downs. But this won't result in a breakdown GL Peiris Both sides in Berlin said the incident would not halt negotiations. They said the fifth round of talks had seen agreement on rehabilitating child-soldiers and speeding up the signing of an aid agreement with the World Bank. Unicef role A statement issued in Berlin brushed off the Jaffna incident as an "apparent communication failure" between the three rebels on the boat and Tamil Tiger commanders. The statement did not directly address the issue of arms smuggling.

64. BBC News | SOUTH ASIA | Sri Lanka President Calls Snap Poll The government had hoped to survive the noconfidence vote with the backingof sri lanka's main Marxist party, the JVP (People's Liberation Front). http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1590000/1590588.stm

CATEGORIES TV RADIO COMMUNICATE ... INDEX SEARCH You are in: World: South Asia Front Page World ... AudioVideo SERVICES Daily E-mail News Ticker Mobiles/PDAs Feedback ... Low Graphics Wednesday, 10 October, 2001, 21:25 GMT 22:25 UK Sri Lanka president calls snap poll Fresh elections have been called The Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, has dissolved parliament and scheduled snap elections for early December - just one year after the last parliamentary polls. The decision comes after it became clear the government would face defeat in a confidence motion on Thursday. Parliament is dissolved and the election likely to be early December Senior government official The defection earlier of 13 members of her coalition - including several ministers - meant there was no prospect of the government surviving. One leading defector said they had joined the opposition as they could no longer defend an inefficient and corrupt administration. Opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe condemned the dissolution of parliament and said it had prevented the opposition from proving its majority on the floor of the House. "The president is running scared," Mr Wickramasinghe said. "But the people will give her party a fitting reply at the elections."

65. ICL - Sri Lanka Index Constitutional Background After adopting the federation package, sri lanka is planning Thecurrent (1996) government promotes an indissoluble union of regions http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/ce__indx.html

Sri Lanka Index Constitutional Background After adopting the federation package, Sri Lanka is planning to draft a new Constitution until the end of 1995 that not only includes the federalization, but also replaces the strong presidential position by the Westminster system commonly used in former British colonies. An election law and a human rights act are also on the agenda. After independence in 1948, the Tamil minority suffered at the hands of majority Buddhist Sinhalese. The current (1996) government promotes an "indissoluble union of regions". However, the Tamil Tigers' aim is complete secession. Its military arm, the LTTE (Freedom Tigers of Tamil Eelam), are now (1996) fighting for 13 years for independence of Eelam. The government's devolution plan to establish autonomy is currently (July 1996) stuck in parliamentary debate. Furthermore, the draft needs approval of the Constitutional Court and, thereafter, will require a two-thirds majority in parliament and an endorsement by referendum. History and News 3 Aug 1995: President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga offers truce to Tamil Tigers by submitting a federation package to transform the state into a federation with eight regions including one in the North-East (Eelam) dominated by Tamils.

66. Sri Lanka News Updated 24 Hours Day: The Lanka Academic, A Newspaper Published B This Newspaper, Published by lanka Academic Network, contains daily news updates.Category Regional Asia sri lanka News and Media...... COLOMBO, sri lanka - (AP) European truce monitors are proposing steps to avoidclashes between sri lanka - 's government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels in http://www.theacademic.org/

A PRIL 11, 2003 EST, USA A N EWSPAPER P UBLISHED BY LA C N ET V OL. 4, N O. 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Picture of the Day by Dominic Sansoni West Coast TLA Polls FOR SALE IN NUWARA ELIYA WANT TO SHIP PACKAGES TO SRI LANKA? Colombo Express Inc. (Agents for Ceylon Shipping Lines Ltd.) 114 Bedford Ave Iselin, NJ 08830, USA e-mail: wijeh at cs.com DID YOU KNOW... That by just visiting this page, you are helping a student in rural Sri Lanka gain education? How? HELP OUR CAUSE BY VISITING US MORE OFTEN. Email news to a friend Get daily email news Suggest a news item The archive ... Ask Karu! WEATHER CENTRAL Current Colombo weather CNN Colombo forcast Satellite pix (visible) Satellite pix (infrared) ... TLA FEATURE CORNER TODAY'S FEATURE: AFFLICTING THE COMFORTABLE Prof.Rajiva Wijesinha, April 6. A couple of weeks ago one of my aunts - I have several, by marriage, as well as through being friends of my parents - remarked that I was exceedingly critical in my articles. Even when I said a good word about someone, she claimed, I promptly qualified it with something harsh. More...

67. Sri Lanka, Tours, Hotels, Travel, Adventure, Golf, Tennis, Ayurveda, Health Tour sri lanka's official name is Democratic Socialist Republic of sri lanka. The capitaland seat of the central government and parliament is no longer Colombo http://asiatours.net/srilanka/srilanka.html

Hotels Round Trips Golf Programs Ayurveda Cures ... e-Mail Today at Colombo General Information Sri Lanka Introduction Historical Summary Situation and size Climate / Weather report ... Map of Sri Lanka Introduction From time immemorial the island has been subjected to many different influences, both occidental and oriental. Consequently this small island state contains an exotic mixture of languages, cultures and religions. The few thousand Veddhas who live in remote jungle areas are the descendants of the original inhabitants. The majority of the population are descendants of the Aryan tribes that came from North India over 2'000 years ago. Subsequent Dravidian invasions and Arab migrations have created a wonderful cosmopolitan society. The island has been known by a variety of names, a list which is as varied as its historical influences. More than 2000 years ago the famous Indian epic "Ramayana" told of misdeeds of the wicked king of Lanka. The Dravids called the isle Ilankai; to the old Greeks and the Romans it was known as Taprobane; the Arabic merchants called it Serendib; the Portuguese Ceiloa; the Dutch changed the name into Ceylan, and the British to Ceylon. The Republic of Sri Lanka was born in 1972, the prefix "Sri" is Sanskrit in origin and means resplendent. The British, who ruled the island from 1795 - 1948 have exerted the most lasting influences on the country and its people. The Portuguese (1505 - 1658) and the Dutch (1658 - 1795) were only able to control the coastal areas. The Portuguese were as interested in saving souls as they were interested in trade. Their evangelical mission has had a lasting influence, and they gave many Sri Lankans their names:

68. Derechos: Human Rights In Sri Lanka Information and links on human rights in sri lanka.Category Regional Asia Politics Human Rights and Liberties...... lanka Academic Network; sri lanka A country study US Library of Congress, 1988;sri lanka Web Server - portal; sri lanka Web Window - government site. Tamils http://www.derechos.org/saran/lanka.html

Sri Lanka Human Rights violations continue at full force in Sri Lanka. Thousands of people are arbitrarily arrested, often tortured or ill treated. There are continued reports of extra-judicial executions and forced "disappearances," and the fate of thousands of disappeared people remains unknown. Abuses are committed both by government forces and by the armed opposition group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elaam (LTTE). The reports here bring some light into the situation of Sri Lanka, we caution you, however, to read the materials with a critical eye and be on the look for potential bias. Actions NGOs Reports UN ... Tamils Actions Actions from the World Organization Against Torture NGOs University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna) The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances UTHR Reports Amnesty International Reports ... Human Rights Watch Reports US State Department Human Rights Reports US State Department Reports on Religious Freedom Articles and Reports on the Disappearances in Sri Lanka by the Asian Human Rights Commission by Info Lanka Hardship and Fear in Sri Lanka's War Zones reports by Jesuit Refugee Service Peace Brigades International Reports on Sri Lanka Up to 1998 Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka and Regional Security article by Kumari Jayawardhana, 1987

69. WorldLII - Categories - Countries - Sri Lanka - Government Search Official website of the department in charged of the management of all formsof foreign official development assistance to the government of sri lanka; http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/51044.html

Contributors: DIAL Databases Recent Additions Translate Add a Link ... Sri Lanka Find any of these words all of these words this phrase this document title this Boolean query World Law Help Boolean Operators Search: All WorldLII Catalog All WorldLII Databases Law on Google Atomic Energy Authority Search Official website Board of Investment (BOI) Search Statutory agency responsible for promoting and facilitating foreign investments in Sri Lanka Bureau of Infrastructure Investment (BII) Search Statutory agency responsible for promoting and coordinating private sector participation in economic infrastructure development Central Bank of Sri Lanka Search Official website Department of Census and Statistics Search Official website Department of Elections Search Official website Department of External Resources Search Official website of the department in charged of the management of all forms of foreign official development assistance to the Government of Sri Lanka Search Official website Department of Labour Search Official website Department of Wildlife Conservation Search Official website Embassy of Sri Lanka Online Search Site of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington D.C.

70. Political Resources On The Net - Sri Lanka II government by Search.Lk. government of sri lanka. Ministries. Ministry of ForeignAffairs. Ministry of Health. NARESA Natural Resources Energy Science Authority. http://www.politicalresources.net/sri_lanka3.htm

Sri Lanka (2:3 Governments) (The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) Last updated: Governments on the WWW: Sri Lanka by Gunnar Anzinger Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Sri Lanka by Central Intelligence Agency Government by Search.Lk Government of Sri Lanka Ministries Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Health ... PERK Public Enterprises Reform Commisson Board of Investment Bureau of Infrastructure Investment Department of Inland Revenue NAEA National Apparel Exporters Association Central Bank of Sri Lanka Diplomatic Missions Abroad Embassy of Sri Lanka in Vienna - Austria Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington D.C. ... High Commission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Ottawa, Canada Sri Lanka High Commission in UK Back to Asia

71. Sri Lanka News - LankaPage.com - Latest Hot News From Sri Lanka Online news on the country.Category Regional Asia sri lanka News and Media...... Feb 14 (AP0 JAFFNA Thousands rallied on Friday in northern sri lanka to demandthe withdrawal of government troops after a fistfight between soldiers and http://www.lankapage.com/

Latest News from Sri Lanka - Updated round the clock An effortless one-stop gateway to information on Sri Lanka Advertising Amazon.com Florida Vacation Home "SL-Breaking-News" ... About Us Latest News Brief: Last Update @ Friday, April 11, 2003, 10:30 pm SL Time TOP STORIES z SLMM urges amendments to ceasefire agreement to address N/E coastal problem April 11, Colombo: The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) has said that they would urge the government to introduce amendments to the ceasefire agreement enabling proper decisions to be taken regarding the northeast sea border. The head of the mission, Tryggve Tellefsen, stated this when he met LTTE political wing leader S.P. Thamil Chelvan recently. They met at the Kilinochchi Peace Secretariat. Thamil Chelvan had said that both sides should be committed to the task of making a success of the peace process. full story Revenue authority to streamline tax collection April 11, Colombo: The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to set up a Revenue Authority in order to streamline the government's tax collection process and make it more efficient. The departments of Excise, Customs and Inland Revenue will function under the supervision of the Revenue Authority. At present, these departments now function as independent entities. It was pointed out that as a result, the government loses about 600 million rupees annually. Minister Bandula Gunawardena said at Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting that the efficiency of the tax collection process would improve under the Revenue Authority.

72. Sri Lanka term; website www.lk/president.html; email for_min@sri.lanka.net Cabinet MangalaSamaraweera • Minister of Provincial Councils Local government S. Alavi http://www.polisci.com/world/nation/CE.htm

Last updated April 2001 New Data Nations of the World National Governments Spain ... Sudan Sri Lanka General Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Location: South Asia Area: 24,962 sq.mi. Capital: Colombo Independence: February 4, 1948 from United Kingdom National Holiday: Independence and National Day, February 4 (1948) Constitution: August 16, 1978 Population: Suffrage: 18 years old; Sri Lankan citizenship Ethnicity: Sinhalese 74%, Tamil 18%, Moor 7%, Burgher, Malay, Vedda Languages: Sinhala* 74%, Tamil 18% Religions: Buddhist 69%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 8% click on map to enlarge Executive President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (b. 1945) [PA] (11/12/1994): elected by popular vote; 6 year term; website www.lk/president.html ; email for_min@sri.lanka.net Cabinet : appointed by the President Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake (b. 1933) [SLNP] (8/10/2000): website www.lk/prime_minister.html Periyasamy Chandrasekaran D. M. Jayaratna Lakshman Jayakody D. P. Wickremasinghe Lakshman Jayakody Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga Richard Pathirana Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga Mahinda Rajapakse Lakshman Kadirgamar Mahinda Wijesekara Nimal Siripala de Silva Indika Gunawardena Clement V. Gooneratne

73. Sri Lanka - Government sri lanka government. Country name - conventional long form DemocraticSocialist Republic of sri lanka - conventional short form http://www.exxun.com/eegv/gv_Sri_Lanka.html

exxun.com america europe africa ... world Evolving xxlarge UNion - thousands windows on the world - constantly updated Home Country Listing Flags Maps ... Notes and Definitions Sri Lanka Head Flag Map Introduction ... ADVERTISE WITH US Elettronica Avanzata Europoli - Monopoli in Euro Motore elettrico per bicicletta Mini Aspirapolvere Barra segnalatrice programmabile Registratore digitale Computer Hardware Computer Software Apple - Macintosh Fujitsu - Siemens Adobe Microsoft Simantec Stay Inside the new frontier of the music free, music, rock, lyrics, song, mp3, download, author, pictures Science Engineering Transportation Tunnels World Coins - Medals Rare and not - for sale more than 700 pics Sri Lanka - Government Country name: - conventional long form: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - conventional short form: Sri Lanka - former: Serendib, Ceylon Government type: republic Capital: Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital Administrative divisions: 8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western; note - North Eastern province may have been divided in two - Northern and Eastern Independence: 4 February 1948 (from UK) National holiday: Independence Day, 4 February (1948)

74. CNN.com In-Depth Specials - Sri Lanka: A Nation Divided a separate state in the Tamildominated northern areas of sri lanka, instead agreeingto discuss power-sharing options with the majority Sinhalese government. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/sri.lanka/

In-depth Archive CNN.com Sections MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER BUSINESS SPORTS POLITICS LAW SCI-TECH SPACE HEALTH ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL EDUCATION IN-DEPTH QUICK NEWS LOCAL COMMUNITY [an error occurred while processing this directive] Talks aimed at ending Sri Lanka's long-running civil war have taken a big step forward with key concessions paving the way for a permanent peace. The Tamil Tigers have dropped their claims for a separate state in the Tamil-dominated northern areas of Sri Lanka, instead agreeing to discuss power-sharing options with the majority Sinhalese government. REPORTS Aid boost to Sri Lanka peace hopes Rebels to end child soldiers S. Lanka rebels in sea suicide blast Threat to sack Sri Lankan PM ... Sri Lanka sees real hope for peace MULTIMEDIA Sri Lanka peace talks end upbeat Peace talks open Sri Lankan refugees head home RESOURCES Timeline Map LINKS Sri Lanka Government TamilNet

75. Department Of Census And Statistics, Sri Lanka Provides basic economic and socio-economic data, although it is dated (1995).Category Science Social Sciences Official Statistics Asia...... Statistical Abstract 2001. sri lanka Statistical Data Sheet 2002. Summary Findings- HIES 2002. Census of Public and semi-government sector Employment-2002. http://www.statistics.gov.lk/

Home Overview Press Release Publications ... Statistical Abstract You have reached the web site of the Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. If the statistics that you are looking for is not available here contact us at dcensus@lanka.ccom.lk Census of Population and Housing 2001 Monthly CCPI: 2003 March Household Income and Expenditure Survey - 2002- Preliminary Report Agriculture Census 2002 Statistical Abstract 2001 ... More ...... Department of Census and Statistics, P O Box 563, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Telephone: 94 1 675297, Fax: 697594.

76. Sri Lanka - Consular Information Sheet US State Department's updated travel information. With visa requirements, details of medical care Category Regional Asia sri lanka Travel and Tourism...... The government of sri lanka has periodically imposed curfews in Colombo; Americansshould strictly observe curfew regulations and monitor local radio and http://travel.state.gov/sri_lanka.html

U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs Washington, DC 20520 Consular Information Sheet This information is current as of today, Sri Lanka April 11, 2002 COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Sri Lanka is a presidential parliamentary democracy with a developing economy. The country has been seriously disrupted since 1983 by a civil war and related urban terrorism. Despite the armed insurgency, Sri Lanka's beaches and archeological sites attract tens of thousands of visitors from around the world. The capital city of Colombo, the Cultural Triangle (Kandy, Anuradhapura, and Polonnaruwa), and the west and southwest coasts all have good tourist facilities. ENTRY/EXIT AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS: A passport and an onward/return ticket and proof of sufficient funds are required. A no-cost visit visa, valid for 30 days, will be granted to tourists at the time of time of entry into Sri Lanka. Business travelers are required to have a visa prior to arrival. Visitors staying more than 30 days for any purpose must pay residency visa fees. Yellow fever and cholera immunizations are needed if arriving from an infected area. All travelers departing Sri Lanka (except diplomats and certain exempted travelers) must pay an airport tax, in cash. Sri Lankan law requires all persons, including foreigners, who are guests in private households to register in person at the nearest local police station. Individuals who stay in private households without registering may be temporarily detained for questioning. This requirement does not apply to individuals staying in hotels or guesthouses.

77. HRW World Report 1999: Sri Lanka: Human Rights Developments In July, the Civil Rights Movement of sri lanka criticized the government’s failureto appoint a similar commission to investigate the 600 or more reported http://www.hrw.org/worldreport99/asia/srilanka.html

Human Rights Developments Defending Human Rights The Role of the International Community Human Rights Developments Hundreds of deaths and injuries of civilians were also reported during army operations in the east, which received much less international attention. As in the north, both security personnel stationed there and ex-militant paramilitary forces working alongside them were accused of extrajudicial killings, torture, and illegal and arbitrary detentions of persons suspected of LTTE links. In one of the few cases where official action was taken, on February 1 in Thambalagamam, Trincomalee district, officers from the Bharathipuram police post and local home guards reportedly arrested and killed eight young men in retaliation for an attack by the LTTE on police in the area the night before. Police arrested forty-two, thirty-nine of whom had been released on bail by mid-June. The LTTE was blamed for many deaths of noncombatants in 1998, in bombings, assassinations, and at least one public execution. On January 26, the Sri Lankan government banned the LTTE after blaming it for the truck bombing the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, an important Buddhist shrine. The attack damaged the entrance to the temple and killed seventeen people. In three separate incidents in February, March, and August bombings attributed to the LTTE killed nearly fifty people and wounded more than 270. The LTTE continued to detain Tamils with dissenting viewpoints as political prisoners. In August LTTE forces in Kilinnochchi arrested four Tamil members of the Trotskyist Socialist Equality Party of Sri Lanka. Three were freed September 13 after almost a month and a half in captivity; a fourth was was released September 16 after being held for more than two weeks.

78. Human Rights Watch: Sri Lanka Ethnic Violence Escalates Human Rights Watch said that ethnic violence in sri Lankawould continue to escalate without decisive government action against those http://www.hrw.org/asia/srilanka.php

Africa Americas Asia Europe/Central Asia ... More... Sri Lanka Security Council Takes Action on Child Soldiers In January, Human Rights Watch successfully pressed the U.N. Security Council to demand accountability from governments and armed groups that use child soldiers. At Human Rights Watch’s request, 16 members of the US Senate joined our efforts by sending a letter to the US ambassador to the United Nations, urging strong Security Council action on the issue. Following an all-day debate on January 14, the Security Council adopted a new resolution on children and armed conflict on January 30. February 1, 2003 Advocacy Impact New Survey Documents Global Repression U.S. Human Rights Leadership Faulted Global support for the war on terrorism is diminishing partly because the United States too often neglects human rights in its conduct of the war, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its World Report 2003 January 14, 2003 Press Release Rights Safeguards Key to Sri Lanka Peace End Child Soldier Use; Dispatch Independent Monitors Human Rights abuses by both the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have fueled the conflict and must be directly addressed in the peace process, Human Rights Watch

79. USCR: Country Reports: Sri Lanka government forces that primarily represent sri lanka’s mostly Buddhist Sinhalesemajority have been fighting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a http://www.refugees.org/world/countryrpt/scasia/sri_lanka.htm

Other information Buy Publications Online Search by Country Search by Region Africa South and Central Asia Middle East Europe Sri Lanka As many as 800,000 Sri Lankans were internally displaced at the end of 2001. Another 144,000 Sri Lankans were refugees in India. Most Sri Lankan refugees and displaced persons were Hindu Tamils, although thousands of Muslims and some Buddhist Sinhalese were also displaced. In 2001, more than 11,000 Sri Lankans applied for asylum in Europe (the largest number, 5,465, in the United Kingdom), while 2,789 applied in Canada. More than 600 Sri Lankans requested asylum in the United States during fiscal year 2001, which ended September 30. Since the late 1990s, European governments have increasingly returned rejected Tamil asylum seekers to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is not a party to the UN Refugee Convention and has no domestic system for determining refugee claims. Although Sri Lanka allows UNHCR to conduct refugee status determinations, the government does not grant legal status to refugees or asylum seekers, and does not permit them to work or attend school. UNHCR pursues resettlement in other countries for recognized refugees. Conflict and Displacement UNHCR and Refugees International both estimated that 800,000 Sri Lankans remained internally displaced at the end of 2001. The Sri Lankan government reported that it was providing food assistance to nearly 705,000 internally displaced persons, including in areas controlled by the LTTE, but that it needed increased international aid to feed the remaining 100,000.

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