Sri Lanka: Follow-up to LKA33469.E of 10 December 1999 on whether the army or the police control the Veppankulam transit camp in Vavuniya
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 24 January 2000 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LKA33693.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sri Lanka: Follow-up to LKA33469.E of 10 December 1999 on whether the army or the police control the Veppankulam transit camp in Vavuniya, 24 January 2000, LKA33693.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac6b98.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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In correspondence dated 19 January 2000, the Canadian Red Cross in Ottawa forwarded the following information from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva:
The [Veppankulam] Transit Camp has been and still is run by the Sri Lanka police jointly with the civilian administration of the municipality.
This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva. 19 January 2000. Correspondence forwarded to the Research Directorate by the Canadian Red Cross in Ottawa.
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