Sri Lanka: Information on the Nava Sama Samaja Party (NSSP), including its current status and the treatment of members or sympathizers by government authorities
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LKA25198.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sri Lanka: Information on the Nava Sama Samaja Party (NSSP), including its current status and the treatment of members or sympathizers by government authorities, 1 October 1996, LKA25198.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aad354.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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The Nava Sama Samaja Party (New Equal Society Party) or NSSP is described by a number of sources as a radical Marxist or Trotskyist splinter group of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP), a partner in the ruling People's Alliance Coalition (Political Handbook of the World: 1994-1995 1995, 821; Sri Lanka: A Country Study 1990, 197; AFP 1 May 1996; The Far East and Australasia 1996 1996, 991; UPI 5 May 1996; People in Power Mar. 1996, 172). The NSSP was banned in 1983 and, according to the Political Handbook of the World: 1994-1995, remained "proscribed" in 1995 (1995, 821). Please see the attached articles, which describe a May 1996 NSSP rally in Colombo that was broken up by police.
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.
References
Agence France Presse (AFP). 1 May 1996. "Police Assault Mars Sri Lanka May Day Amid Calls for Peace." (NEXIS)
The Far East and Australasia 1996. 1996. 27th ed. London: Europa Publications.
People in Power. March 1996. Release No. 53. Cambridge: CIRCA Research and Reference Information.
Political Handbook of the World: 1994-1995. 1995. Edited by Arthur S. Banks. Binghamton, New York: CSA Publications.
Sri Lanka: A Country Study. 1990. 2nd ed. Edited by Russell R. Ross. Washington, DC: Department of the Army.
The United Press International (UPI). 5 May 1996. BC Cycle. "President Threatens New Elections." (NEXIS)
Attachments
Agence France Presse (AFP). 1 May 1996. "Police Assault Mars Sri Lanka May Day Amid Calls for Peace." (NEXIS)
The United Press International (UPI). 5 May 1996. BC Cycle. "President Threatens New Elections." (NEXIS)