Sri Lanka: Information on whether thre has been any collaboration between Colombo Police and the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) since the 1994 elections and in light of recent developments (peace talks, failed ceasefire)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LKA21135.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sri Lanka: Information on whether thre has been any collaboration between Colombo Police and the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) since the 1994 elections and in light of recent developments (peace talks, failed ceasefire), 1 July 1995, LKA21135.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab31b3.html [accessed 6 June 2023] |
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Information on the above-mentioned subject could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However, the following information on the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) may be of interest.
In a transcript of an address entitled Sri Lanka, the Civil War and the Crisis of Immigration that was delivered to a branch office of the IRB in Toronto on 19 January 1995, Professor Bruce Matthews at Acadia University in Nova Scotia quotes one of his sources in Colombo as stating that some refugee or welfare camps in Colombo were under the control of the EPDP but that "this situation no longer prevails because the camps are being rapidly disbanded and phased out of service" (appendix 2). Another source in Colombo consulted by Professor Matthews stated that allegations of extortion and abuses by the EPDP have stopped, and that since the parliamentary elections in August 1994, the EPDP has "kept a low profile" (appendix 1, 3).
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 attached the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Matthews, Bruce. 19 January 1995. Sri Lanka, the Civil War and the Crisis of Immigration. Transcript of an address delivered to the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) branch office in Toronto.
Attachment
Matthews, Bruce. 19 January 1995. Sri Lanka, the Civil War and the Crisis of Immigration. Transcript of an address delivered to the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) branch office in Toronto, pp. 2-3 of appendix 1, and p. 1 of appendix 2.
Other Sources Consulted
Amnesty International country file. January 1993-present.
Asian Survey [Berkeley, Calif.]. January 1993-present.
DIRB country file. January 1993-present.
FBIS Daily Reports. 1991-present.
Indexed Media Review (IMR). January 1994-present.
The Sri Lanka Information Monitor Situation Report (INFORM) [Colombo]. January 1994-present.
Tamil Information [London]. August 1993-present.
On-line searches and oral sources.
