Information on this subject could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

For information on the treatment since 1994 by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the police of Sinhalese seen to be "pro-Tamil," please consult Response to Information Request LKA22794.E of 18 January 1996, available at Regional Documentation Centres.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

Amnesty International (AI). July 1995. Sri Lanka: Security Measures Violate Human Rights.

_____. July 1995. Sri Lanka: Appeal for Full Implementation of Commitment to Human Rights.

Asia 1996 Yearbook: A Review of the Events of 1995. 1996.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1995. 1996.

Documentation, Information and Research Branch (DIRB), Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa. April 1996. Contextual Information Package: Sri Lanka.

_____. April 1996. Human Rights Information Package: Sri Lanka.

_____. March 1995. Sri Lanka: Internal Flight Alternatives–An Update.

Human Rights Watch World Report 1996. 1995.

International Service Group (ISG), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Hull. Infrequent reports. 1995 to present.

La Lettre de la Fédération internationale des Ligues des Droits de l'Homme (FIDH). January 1996. La Lettre Hebdomadaire de la FIDH: Rapport: Sri Lanka.

The Nadesan Center for Human Rights Through Law, Colombo. September 1995. 3rd ed. Arrest and Detention Under the Current Emergency Regulations.

Social Affairs Reporting Unit, Canadian High Commission, Colombo. January 1996. Conditions for Tamils in Sri Lanka: An Overview. Section 1.

_____. January 1996. Conditions for Tamils in Sri Lanka: An Overview. Section 2.

_____. January 1996. Issues Relating to the Treatment of People of Tamil Ethnicity in Colombo Since April 19, 1995.

The Sri Lanka Information Monitor: Situation Update [Colombo]. Monthly. January to March 1996.

The Sri Lanka Monitor [London]. Monthly. January to February 1996.

Tamil Information [London]. Monthly. January-February 1996.

Tamil Times [Surrey]. Monthly. January to April 1996.

US Committee for Refugees (USCR), Washington, DC. March 1996. Mario Gomez. Issue Paper: The People in Between: Sri Lankans Face Long-Term Displacement as Conflict Escalates.
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