Sri Lanka: Information from the Canadian High Commission in Colombo on the treatment of people of Tamil ethnicity in Colombo since the ceasefire ended in April 1995
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LKA23363.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sri Lanka: Information from the Canadian High Commission in Colombo on the treatment of people of Tamil ethnicity in Colombo since the ceasefire ended in April 1995, 1 February 1996, LKA23363.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab4258.html [accessed 3 November 2019] |
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Please consult the attached January 1996 report entitled "Issues Relating to the Treatment of People of Tamil Ethnicity in Colombo Since April 19, 1995," which was sent to the DIRB by the Canadian High Commission in Colombo.
For additional information on the treatment of Tamils in Colombo since the breakdown of the ceasefire on 19 April 1995, please consult Responses to Information Requests LKA22099.E of 22 November 1995 and LKA23043.E of 25 January 1996. Both Responses are 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.
Attachment
Canadian High Commission, Social Affairs Reporting Unit, Colombo. January 1996. Report sent to the DIRB.
