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UNHCR recommended that all states suspend, initially for a period of three months, all involuntary returns to a number of affected areas, even in the case of persons found not to be in need of international protection [ID 6163]

29.05.2006 - Source: ReliefWeb

Report on activities in the region, focusing on the reactions on the tsunami 2004, the earthquake and the development of a HIV/AIDS program; achievements, constraints and lessons learnt ("India: Appeal No. 05AA047 Annual Report") [ID 15820]

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23.05.2006 - Source: Amnesty International

Annual Report 2006 ("Annual Report 2006") [ID 15840]

"Im ganzen Jahr bemühten sich die Regierung und ausländische Organisationen um Hilfe für die vom Tsunami betroffenen Menschen. Die Naturkatastrophe vom 26. Dezember 2004 hatte in den südlichen Bundesstaaten Tamil Nadu, Kerala und Andhra Pradesh und in den Unionsterritorien Pondicherry sowie Andamanen und Nikobaren, zwei Inselgruppen im Golf von Bengalen, etwa 15 000 Todesopfer gefordert und 112 000 Menschen zur Flucht aus ihren Wohnorten gezwungen."

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25.05.2005 - Source: Amnesty International

More than 15,000 people were killed or remained missing, and over 112,000 were displaced by the 26 December tsunami ("Annual Report 2005") [#32264],  [ID 6160]

"[...]More than 15,000 people were killed or remained missing, and over 112,000 were displaced by the 26 December tsunami that caused extensive damage to coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu states and two Union Territories – the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Pondicherry. National and local relief efforts began immediately. [...]"

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05.2005 - Source: Human Rights Watch

Report on reconstruction following 2004 tsunami (impact of and response to tsunami, addressing needs of vulnerable populations, neglected communities, caste-based discrimination, barriers to re-establishing livelihoods, inadequate shelter and protection from forced relocation) ("After the Deluge: India’s Reconstruction Following the 2004 Tsunami") [#49014],  [ID 6159]

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14.03.2005 - Source: Committee to Protect Journalists

The media´s role after the tsunami disaster ("Attacks on the press in 2004") [#30129],  [ID 6161]

"[...]After a devastating tsunami hit much of India's eastern coastal regions on December 26, the media helped provide news and support to the relief efforts. The state-run All India Radio broadcast updates about the storm and information about survivors and missing family members to the stranded residents of the remote Nicobar and Andaman islands, whose telecommunications were disrupted after the disaster. An estimated 10,000 Indians died in the tsunami."

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14.01.2005 - Source: Human Rights Watch

The Indian government should ensure that tsunami victims receive assistance in an equitable manner without caste or religious bias ("India: End Caste Bias in Tsunami Relief") [#28432],  [ID 6162]

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