Sri Lanka: 1) Recent information concerning EPRLF forced recruitment of young Tamils (since summer 1989); 2) Recent information concerning JVP activities in Colombo (since summer 1989)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LKA3745 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sri Lanka: 1) Recent information concerning EPRLF forced recruitment of young Tamils (since summer 1989); 2) Recent information concerning JVP activities in Colombo (since summer 1989), 1 February 1990, LKA3745, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac1d40.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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1) For recent information on the alleged forced recruitment campaign of the EPRLF, please see the documentation attached under the cover sheet marked "Question 1". Please refer also to the Documentation Centre's publication entitled UNHCR Repatriation #2.
2) According to an article published in The Round Table by Bruce Matthews, a noted Canadian expert on Sinhalese politics, the JVP is only an occasional nuisance in Colombo, closing shops and public transport for a day every month or so. No information is currently available to the IRBDC which mentions specific activity by the JVP in Colombo. Attached, under the coversheet entitled "Question 2" is a series of articles which refer to a JVP presence in the city.
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