Sri Lanka: Update to LKA30171.E of 6 October 1998 on Veppankulam transit camp in Vavuniya, including whether the army or police controls it and on the uniforms worn by the camp employees
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 30 September 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LKA32775.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sri Lanka: Update to LKA30171.E of 6 October 1998 on Veppankulam transit camp in Vavuniya, including whether the army or police controls it and on the uniforms worn by the camp employees, 30 September 1999, LKA32775.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad4844.html [accessed 26 May 2023] |
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In late December 1998 TamilNet mentioned Veppankulam camp for IDPs (24 Dec. 1998) and Inter Press Service (IPS) refers to Veppamkulam camp in Vavuniya in February 1999 (2 Feb. 1999). According to IPS, in February 1999 there were 11 government-run welfare centres and a transit camp in Vavuniya (ibid.).
No additional information updating that provided in LKA30171.E of 6 October 1998 on Veppankulam transit camp in Vavuniya, nor on who controls the camp nor the type of uniforms worn by camp employees, could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Inter Press Service (IPS). 2 February 1999. Renuka Senanayake. "Sri Lanka: Fleeing War, Civilians in Penury in Refugee Camps." (NEXIS)
TamilNet. 24 December 1998. "Amnesty Fears for Vavuniya Missing."
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International (AI). Press Releases. January 1999-30 September 1999. (WWW)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998. 26 February 1999. (electronic version)
Human Rights Watch World Report 1999. December 1998.
INFORM [Colombo]. Situation Reports. Monthly. January 1999-June 1999.
Newsletter of the US NGO Forum on Sri Lanka. Monthly. March-May 1999.
Sri Lanka Monitor [London]. Monthly. January 1999-August 1999.
Sri Lanka News Update [Colombo]. Daily. 20 January 1999-31 August 1999. (Compiled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Electronic sources: Internet, IRB Databases, NEXIS.
