Sri Lanka: Update to Response to Information Request LKA17063.E of 11 April 1994 on the Janatha Vimukti Peramuna (JVP)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LKA18172.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sri Lanka: Update to Response to Information Request LKA17063.E of 11 April 1994 on the Janatha Vimukti Peramuna (JVP), 1 August 1994, LKA18172.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab553c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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According to the attached Reuters article, the Janatha Vimukti Peramuna (JVP) will take part in the August 1994 parliamentary elections (6 July 1994). The source adds that the JVP leader, who is planning to return to Sri Lanka from exile in Paris, will lead a coalition group called the National Salvation Front (NSF). However, a 14 July 1994 Reuters article states that the JVP will participate in the August 1994 elections "under the umbrella of the Sri Lanka Progressive Front, a radical left-wing party fielding candidates in 17 of the island's 22 electoral districts." A Japan Economic Newswire report refers to an interview with a member of the JVP Politburo about the August 1994 elections (3 July 1994). Reporting on the results of the elections, the attached Inter Press Service report states that the Sri Lanka Progressive Front, "an alliance of several factions," including JVP members, won a seat (17 Aug. 1994).
Reuters reports that on 14 July 1994 the JVP held its "first public rally [in Colombo] since their uprising was brutally crushed four years ago" (14 July 1994).
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
Inter Press Service. 17 August 1994. "Sri Lanka-Politics: Opposition Wins Most Seats in Parliament Polls." (NEXIS)
Japan Economic Newswire. 3 July 1994. "Sri Lankan Militant Group Vows A Comeback." (NEXIS)
Reuters. 14 July 1994. BC Cycle. "Radical Sri Lankan Leftist Group in Comeback Bid." (NEXIS)
. 6 July 1994. BC Cycle. Feizal Samath. "Sri Lankan Rebel Group to Contest Polls." (NEXIS)
Attachments
Inter Press Service. 17 August 1994. "Sri Lanka-Politics: Opposition Wins Most Seats in Parliament Polls." (NEXIS)
Japan Economic Newswire. 3 July 1994. "Sri Lankan Militant Group Vows A Comeback." (NEXIS)
Reuters. 14 July 1994. BC Cycle. "Radical Sri Lankan Leftist Group in Comeback Bid." (NEXIS)
. 6 July 1994. BC Cycle. Feizal Samath. "Sri Lankan Rebel Group to Contest Polls." (NEXIS)