Sri Lanka: Information on the status of the Eelavar Democratic Front (EDF) after the resignation of all 13 EDF members of parliament on 19 July 1990, on whether their seats remained vacant until the next general election in August 1994, and on who represented the constituents of their electoral districts
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LKA20020.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sri Lanka: Information on the status of the Eelavar Democratic Front (EDF) after the resignation of all 13 EDF members of parliament on 19 July 1990, on whether their seats remained vacant until the next general election in August 1994, and on who represented the constituents of their electoral districts, 1 March 1995, LKA20020.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aaba48.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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According to a September 1991 Keesing's report, "several of the 13 Tamil MPs grouped in the Eelavar Democratic Front (previously known as the Ealam Revolutionary Organization of Students-EROS) ended in late September the parliamentary boycott they had maintained since mid-1990" (38439). Agence France Presse also reports that the EDF members of parliament returned to parliament in September 1991 (30 September 1991). Further information on this subject could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
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 aditional sources consulted in researching this information request.
References
Agence France Presse (AFP). 30 September 1991. "Four Killed in Rival Tamil Clash." (NEXIS)
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. September 1991. Vol. 37, No. 9. "Sri Lanka: Successful Offensive Against LTTE."
Attachments
Agence France Presse (AFP). 30 September 1991. "Four Killed in Rival Tamil Clash." (NEXIS)
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. September 1991. Vol. 37, No. 9. "Sri Lanka: Successful Offensive Against LTTE," p. 38439.
Additional Sources Consulted
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. January 1989-December 1994.
Political Handbook of the World: 1992. 1992. Edited by Arthur S. Banks. Binghampton, NY: CSA Publications.
The Sri Lanka Information Monitor (INFORM) [Colombo]. January 1993-January 1995.
Various publications available at the DIRB Documentation Centre and the Morissette Library of the Ottawa University.
On-line searches and oral sources.
On-line searches.