India: Information on a refugee camp in Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) and on whether that camp issues identification cards to its refugees
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IND11672 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, India: Information on a refugee camp in Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) and on whether that camp issues identification cards to its refugees, 1 October 1992, IND11672, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acad68.html [accessed 17 October 2022] |
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Information on the above subjects is currently unavailable to the DIRB. However, the three attached articles refer to the existence of Sri Lankan refugees in the city of Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) and India's assistance and repatriation programs for these refugees.
Attachments
The Associated Press. 22 October 1990. Bhagwan Singh. "Sri Lankans Flee to India to Escape Ethnic Warfare," pp. 1-3. (NEXIS)
Reuters. 7 February 1990. "Eight Tamil Refugees Killed, 30 Missing, in Sea Attack." (NEXIS)
The Times (London). 27 February 1992. Christopher Thomas. "Sri Lankans Opt for Exile in Enmity," pp. 1-2. (NEXIS)
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