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SRI LANKA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
March 2008
Accessed Date:
22 February 2013
Title:
Internal Displacement in Sri Lanka
Source:
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
July 2015
Accessed Date:
8 March 2016
Keywords:
internal displacement; map; statistics
Title:
Administrative Map – District: Jaffna
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
1 March 2009
Accessed Date:
22 February 2013
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Sri Lanka: Tamil separatism. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
21 December 2012
Accessed Date:
22 February 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; internal displacement; international guidance note; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; marriage; minorities; organized crime; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture; trafficking in persons; witness protection
Source:
Survey Department. City of Colombo.
Accessed Date:
8 March 2016
Title:
Sri Lanka. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Sri Lanka: Journalists, media professionals and human rights activists. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2015
Accessed Date:
8 March 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; international guidance note; Internet; legislation; penal system; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; state surveillance
Title:
Sri Lanka Profile. Timeline.
Source:
British Broadcasting Corporation
Date of Document:
21 September 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Sri Lanka: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2015
Accessed Date:
8 March 2016
Keywords:
international guidance note; legislation; police efficacy; sexual minorities
Title:
Sri Lanka. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
12 January 2017
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka: COI Compilation
Source:
Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation
Date of Document:
31 December 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
Accessed Date:
8 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka. Amnesty International Annual Report 2016/17: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka. World Report 2017: Events of 2016.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
18 December 2012
Accessed Date:
25 February 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; disappeared persons; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; human rights activists; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; military service; minorities; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
10 February 2017
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Report of the OHCHR Investigation on Sri Lanka (OISL)
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
16 September 2015
Page Numbers:
12-36, 218-228
Accessed Date:
8 March 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; human rights activists; internal displacement; legal system; minorities; police/security forces; rejected asylum seekers; religion; statistics; torture; witness protection
Title:
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
21 November 2014
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; internal displacement; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; nationality; penal system; political opposition; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; state surveillance; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Justice Denied: A Reality Check on Resettlement, Demilitarization, and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka
Source:
Oakland Institute
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka. World Report 2017: Events of 2016.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Ensuring Justice: Protecting Human Rights for Sri Lanka's future
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
September 2014
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; medical records; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; statistics; torture; warrants; witness protection
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
The National Identity Card (NIC); its issuance, cost, validity period, security features and description of front and back
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 March 2016
Accessed Date:
23 March 2016
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Prevalence of fraudulent National Identity Cards (NICs)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 July 2011
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; corruption; document fraud; government corruption; identity documents; labour
Title:
Citizenship (Amendment) Act
Accessed Date:
8 March 2016
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a passport both inside the country and abroad; whether a minor can obtain his or her own passport; description of passport, including appearance and security features
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 February 2014
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
children; identity documents; labour; marriage; police report
Title:
Birth certificates, including issuance procedures and appearance; the language(s) that appear on the certificates; circumstances under which a Ministry of Foreign Affairs stamp would appear on the certificate
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 March 2016
Accessed Date:
22 March 2016
Keywords:
children; identity documents; legislation
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents
Title:
Identity documents issued in Colombo and the northeast of Sri Lanka, including driver's licences, temporary identity cards and postal identity cards
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 January 2013
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Identity or personal documents that indicate the residence address of an individual in the country (2014-June 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 June 2015
Accessed Date:
11 March 2016
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Statements by village headmen confirming that a person lives in a certain area; whether these are used as official documents; appearance and contents of these documents (2014-February 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 March 2016
Accessed Date:
22 March 2016
Keywords:
identity documents; political organizations; statistics
Title:
National Identity Card FAQ
Source:
Sri Lanka. Department for Registration of Persons.
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Activity of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka, including arrests, whether LTTE members have been responsible for extortion, disappearances or bombings since the government defeated the LTTE, and whether the LTTE has the capacity...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 March 2016
Accessed Date:
23 March 2016
Keywords:
extremist/terrorist organizations; political activities
Title:
Parliamentary general elections - 2001, 2004, 2010, 2015. Allocation of seats on Political Parties.
Source:
Sri Lanka. Department of Elections.
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka: Les changements politiques intervenes en 2015.
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
23 March 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka. Election for President of 8 January 2015.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
election; political organizations
Title:
The Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), including whether they mistreat Tamil populations in the north or in Colombo; if so, whether they extort Tamils; relationship between the EPDP and the Sri Lankan army (October 2010-December 2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 February 2012
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; corruption; disappeared persons; election; political organizations
Title:
Sri Lanka Strategic Assessment 2016
Source:
The Asia Foundation
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka Between Elections. Asia Report N°272.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
12 August 2015
Accessed Date:
8 March 2016
Keywords:
election; institutional efficacy; legislation; political activities; political opposition
Title:
The United National Party (UNP), including organizational structure, membership and differences between local and national branches; election process for UNP committees at the local level (2004-November 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 November 2014
Accessed Date:
25 February 2015
Keywords:
political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
People's Alliance Party, Arachchikattuwa, including structure, leadership and establishment; relationship with the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) (2010-November 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 November 2014
Accessed Date:
25 February 2015
Keywords:
political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Le bureau de représentation politique des Tigres libérateurs du Eelam tamoul (LTTE) dans la péninsule de Jaffna pendant la période de cessez-le-feu (2002-2006)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et des apatrides.
Date of Document:
10 September 2014
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
conflict; crime; extralegal executions/killings; internal displacement; legal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; statistics
Title:
Sri Lanka: Treatment of Opposition Groups, Critics, and Persons with Certain LTTE Links
Source:
Australia. Refugee Review Tribunal.
Date of Document:
June 2013
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; judicial efficacy; legal system; minorities; nationality; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; statistics; torture
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 - Sri Lanka Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
14 March 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; statistics
Title:
Sri Lanka. Parliament.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
3 February 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
The Long Shadow of War: The Struggle for Justice in Postwar Sri Lanka
Source:
The Oakland Institute
Accessed Date:
8 March 2016
Keywords:
conflict; ethnic and national groups; government corruption; human rights activists; internal displacement; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Election Observation Mission. Final Report: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Parliamentary Elections 17 August 2015.
Date of Document:
17 October 2015
Accessed Date:
8 March 2016
Keywords:
election; freedom of expression; gender equality; legislation; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, No. 34 of 2005
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Keywords:
domestic violence; legal system; legislation
Title:
Sri Lanka. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; conflict; domestic violence; family law; female genital mutilation; gender equality; gender-based violence; labour; legislation; marriage; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Sexual and domestic violence, including legislation, state protection, and services available for victims
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 January 2012
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Keywords:
conflict; domestic violence; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; police/security forces; political organizations; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture
Title:
Ability of single Tamil women to relocate and access housing and employment in Colombo; whether and how they can be traced by the government or paramilitaries (2014-March 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 April 2015
Accessed Date:
16 March 2016
Keywords:
children; ethnic and national groups; gender equality; gender-based violence; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Focus Sri Lanka : La condition des femmes au Sri Lanka
Source:
Switzerland. Département fédéral de justice et police.
Date of Document:
1 May 2014
Accessed Date:
27 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; conflict; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; race; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Treatment of sexual minorities, including legislation, state protection, and support services
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 January 2012
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Keywords:
legislation; sexual minorities
Title:
Sri Lanka. State-Sponsored Homophobia. A World Survey of Sexual Orientation Laws: Criminalisation, Protection and Recognition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
October 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
“Not Gonna Take It Lying Down': Experiences of Violence and Discrimination as Told by LBT Persons in Sri Lanka
Source:
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
5 June 2014
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
“All Five Fingers Are Not the Same”: Discrimination on Grounds of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in Sri Lanka
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
14 August 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Human Rights Violations Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People In Sri Lanka: A Shadow Report
Date of Document:
October 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka : La situation des minorités sexuelles et de genre
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
21 September 2016
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Sri Lanka (Tier 2 Watch List). 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka. Country Reports on Terrorism 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka. 2015 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
4 May 2015
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
crime; drug trafficking; police/security forces; transport infrastructure
Title:
Sri Lanka & Maldives. 2016 Crime & Safety Report: Colombo.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 March 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on its mission to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
8 July 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Sri Lanka. WJP Rule of Law Index 2016.
Source:
World Justice Project
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on his mission to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
22 December 2016
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
“We Live in Constant Fear”: Lack of Accountability for Police Abuse in Sri Lanka
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
23 October 2015
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; legal system; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces complaints; torture
Title:
Tainted Peace: Torture in Sri Lanka since May 2009
Source:
Freedom from Torture
Date of Document:
August 2015
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; institutional efficacy; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Sri Lanka. Torture in Asia: The law and practice.
Source:
Redress; Asian Human Rights Commission. Asian Legal Resource Centre.
Date of Document:
October 2013
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
conflict; crime; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; medical records; nationality; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; statistics; torture
Title:
Focus Sri Lanka : Présence de l'armée sur le territoire national et nouvelles tensions sécuritaires
Source:
Switzerland. Office fédéral des migrations ODM. Section Analyses.
Date of Document:
31 July 2014
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; ethnic and national groups; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations
Title:
Police reports, including records of arrest or detention, extracts of complaints, and police clearance certificates; procedures for an individual to obtain a copy of police reports; prevalence of fraudulent police reports
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 March 2016
Accessed Date:
23 March 2016
Keywords:
crime; legislation; police report; police/security forces
Title:
A Still Unfinished War: Sri Lanka's Survivors of Torture and Sexual Violence 2009-2015
Source:
International Truth & Justice Project Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
July 2015
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; conflict; corruption; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; map; police/security forces; political activities; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; sexual violence; state surveillance; statistics; torture; witness protection
Title:
Silenced: survivors of torture and sexual violence in 2015
Source:
International Truth & Justice Project Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
January 2016
Accessed Date:
14 March 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; conflict; corruption; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; sexual violence; statistics; torture; witness protection
Title:
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Committee against torture.
Date of Document:
27 January 2017
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Under the Military's Shadow: Local Communities and Militarization of the Jaffna Peninsula
Source:
Society for Threatened Peoples
Date of Document:
October 2016
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
Title:
Overview of Sri Lankan media sources, including affiliation or association with government or opposition parties (2011-2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 January 2013
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; Internet; minorities; political opposition; political organizations; state surveillance
Title:
Sri Lanka. Freedom of the Press 2016.
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Country Report: “Media and Gender in Sri Lanka”. Part of the IFJ Media and Gender in Asia-Pacific Research Project.
Source:
International Federation of Journalists
Date of Document:
March 2015
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; human rights activists; Internet; political activities; sexual violence; state surveillance
Title:
Sri Lanka. Freedom of the Net 2016.
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka. The Freedom Frontier: Press Freedom in South Asia 2014-15.
Source:
International Federation of Journalists
Date of Document:
March 2015
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; police/security forces; political activities
Title:
Sri Lanka. International Religious Freedom Report for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 August 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Annual Report 2015.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
30 April 2015
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
conflict; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; minorities; police corruption; police/security forces; religion; statistics
Title:
Focus Sri Lanka: Démographie, religions et terres
Source:
Switzerland. Département fédéral de justice et police.
Date of Document:
28 April 2014
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
conflict; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; statistics; torture
Title:
Confronting intolerance: Continued violations against religious minorities in Sri Lanka
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
8 December 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Treatment of suspected members or supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), including information about how many are in detention; whether the government continues to screen Tamils in an attempt to identify LTTE suspects (2011-...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 February 2015
Accessed Date:
24 February 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; human rights activists; labour; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; rejected asylum seekers; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Surveillance, arrest and detention of Tamil citizens; recourse available to Tamil citizens (August 2011-January 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 February 2015
Accessed Date:
25 February 2015
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; human rights activists; judicial efficacy; minorities; police/security forces; sexual violence; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Treatment of non-Tamil supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by the government; whether religious minorities are viewed as LTTE supporters, including Muslims and Christians, and their treatment
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 February 2013
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of the press; human rights activists; minorities; political opposition; religion; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Sri Lanka. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
July 2016
Author:
Michael Caster et al.
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues on her mission to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
31 January 2017
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined tenth to seventeenth periodic reports of Sri Lanka
Code:
CERD/C/LKA/CO/10-17
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
6 October 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka: (1) Information on Tamils who have returned (voluntarily or forced) to Sri Lanka since August 2014 and who were subjected to detention and/or torture and/or ill-treatment; (4) Any information on recent arrest/detention/ ill-treatment/ torture of Tamils within Sri Lanka, and on what grounds since August 2014
Source:
Asylum Research Consultancy
Date of Document:
11 March 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Forgotten: Sri Lanka's exiled victims
Source:
International Truth and Justice Project
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Withering Hopes: Historic window of opportunity for reconciliation will close if Sri Lanka fails to act on accountability and militarization
Source:
People for Equality and Relief in Lanka
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
The Forever Victims? Tamil Women in Post-War Sri Lanka
Source:
Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. The City College of New York.
Date of Document:
28 August 2015
Author:
Nimmi Gowrinathan; Kate Cronin-Furman
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Treatment of Tamils by society and authorities; the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), including relationship with the Tamil population (2014-February 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 March 2017
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Focus Sri Lanka : Les personnes déplacées internes
Source:
Switzerland. Office fédéral des migrations ODM. Section Analyses.
Date of Document:
31 July 2014
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
conflict; ethnic and national groups; internal displacement; police/security forces; statistics
Title:
Registration requirements in Colombo for Tamil and Sinhalese citizens who migrate from Jaffna or other regions of the country
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 August 2011
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; identity documents; police/security forces; torture
Title:
Sri Lankan Refugee Returnees in 2014: Results of Household Visit Protection Monitoring Interviews (Tool Two)
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
November 2015
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons: Mission to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
5 June 2014
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
conflict; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legislation; religion; statistics
Title:
Treatment of Tamil returnees to Sri Lanka, including failed refugee applicants; information on specific asylum cases, including the Tamil asylum-seeker boat that stopped in Togo, the return of Sri Lankan asylum seekers from Australia in 2012...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 February 2013
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; minorities; political activities; political opposition; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Waiting to Return Home: Continued Plight of the IDPs in Post-War Sri Lanka
Source:
Oakland Institute
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
Title:
Time for a new approach: Ending protracted displacement in Sri Lanka
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council; Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
1 July 2015
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
conflict; ethnic and national groups; internal displacement; map; police/security forces; statistics
Title:
Sri Lanka. Global Overview 2015: People Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence.
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council; Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; freedom of movement; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; legal system; map; minorities; police/security forces; social services; statistics
Title:
Sri Lanka: dangers liés au renvoi des personnes d'origine tamoule
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
16 June 2015
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; institutional efficacy; police/security forces complaints; rejected asylum seekers; state surveillance
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions
Title:
Sri Lanka. ITUC Global Rights Index. The World's Worst Countries for Workers.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
freedom of assembly; labour; social services; statistics
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 29 April 2016:
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Sri Lanka: Tamil Separatism.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
28 August 2014
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/348268/CIG_Sri_Lanka_Tamil_Separatism_v1_0e.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 October 2014
Keywords:
abduction; conflict; country overview; election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gender-based violence; internal displacement; international guidance note; map; penal system; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Sri Lanka Profile. Timeline.
Source:
British Broadcasting Corporation
Date of Document:
9 January 2015
URL:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12004081
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; country overview; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion
Title:
Sri Lanka. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
29 February 2016
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html
Accessed Date:
14 March 2016
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
Sri Lanka. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 April 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2015&dlid=252975
Accessed Date:
19 April 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; corruption; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; labour; legal system; minorities; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political prisoners; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; state surveillance; torture; warrants
Title:
Sri Lanka. Amnesty International Annual Report 2015/16: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/sri-lanka/report-sri-lanka/
Accessed Date:
8 March 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; conflict; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; human rights activists; minorities; police/security forces; religion; torture
Title:
Sri Lanka. Freedom in the World 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/sri-lanka
Accessed Date:
8 March 2016
Keywords:
abduction; children; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; nationality; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; statistics; torture
Title:
Sri Lanka. Parliament.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
3 February 2016
URL:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2295.htm
Accessed Date:
14 March 2016
Keywords:
election; political organizations
Title:
Sri Lanka. State-Sponsored Homophobia. A World Survey of Laws: Criminalisation, Protection and Recognition of Same-Sex Love.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2015
Author:
Aengus Carroll; Lucas Paoli Itaborahy
URL:
http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2015.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 March 2016
Keywords:
legislation; sexual minorities
Title:
Sri Lanka. Violence: Through the Lens of Lesbians, Bisexual Women and Trans People in Asia.
Source:
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
5 June 2014
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/5477125f4.html
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
domestic violence; freedom of expression; gender equality; gender-based violence; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Sri Lanka (Tier 2 Watch List). 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
July 2015
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2015/243534.htm
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
children; freedom of movement; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; police corruption; police efficacy; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Sri Lanka. Country Reports on Terrorism 2014.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2015
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2014/239408.htm
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
drug trafficking; extremist/terrorist organizations; institutional efficacy; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; political opposition
Title:
Sri Lanka. WJP Rule of Law Index 2015.
Source:
World Justice Project
URL:
http://data.worldjusticeproject.org/#/groups/LKA
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; freedom of expression; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; police corruption; religion; statistics
Title:
Sri Lanka. Freedom of the Press 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2015/sri-lanka
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
abduction; conflict; disappeared persons; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; Internet; legal system; legislation; police/security forces
Title:
Sri Lanka. Freedom of the Net 2015.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2015/sri-lanka
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
children; conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; Internet; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; religion; state surveillance
Title:
Sri Lanka. International Religious Freedom Report for 2014.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
14 October 2015
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2014&dlid=238506
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; institutional efficacy; legislation; marriage; minorities; police efficacy; religion
Title:
Sri Lanka. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2015: Events of 2014.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
2 July 2015
Author:
Shikha Dilawri; Nicole Girard
URL:
http://minorityrights.org/publications/state-of-the-worlds-minorities-and-indigenous-peoples-2015/
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; disappeared persons; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption
Title:
Sri Lanka - Country of Concern. Published 12 March 2015.
Source:
United Kingdom. Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Date of Document:
12 March 2015
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sri-lanka-country-of-concern--2/sri-lanka-country-of-concern
Accessed Date:
8 March 2016
Keywords:
conflict; disappeared persons; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; minorities; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; religion; torture
Title:
Corporate Report. Sri Lanka – in-year update July 2015.
Source:
United Kingdom. Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Date of Document:
15 July 2015
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sri-lanka-in-year-update-july-2015/sri-lanka-in-year-update-july-2015
Accessed Date:
8 March 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; country overview; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; human rights activists; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; state surveillance
Title:
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), including the party's relationship with the current government and the 2011 local authority election results (June 2010-December 2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 January 2012
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453789
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; election; extremist/terrorist organizations; political organizations
Title:
The Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) and Karuna factions; their relationship with each other; reports concerning their treatment of Sinhalese and Tamil citizens; whether they are still active as paramilitary groups
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 February 2012
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453812
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Keywords:
government corruption; police corruption; political organizations
Title:
Sri Lanka: Tamil Politics and the Quest for a Political Solution. Asia Report No. 239.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
20 November 2012
URL:
http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/239-sri-lanka-tamil-politics-and-the-quest-for-a-political-solution.pdf
Accessed Date:
22 February 2013
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; map; minorities; nationality; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion
Title:
Sri Lanka's Presidential Election: Risks and Opportunities. Crisis Group Asia Briefing No 145.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
9 December 2014
URL:
http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/b145-sri-lanka-s-presidential-election-risks-and-opportunities.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; human rights activists; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; minorities; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; statistics
Title:
Focus Sri Lanka: Contexte politique et économique
Source:
Switzerland. Département fédéral de justice et police.
Date of Document:
28 April 2014
URL:
https://www.bfm.admin.ch/dam/data/bfm/internationales/herkunftslaender/asien-nahost/lka/LKA-polit-kontext-f.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; corruption; election; ethnic and national groups; freedom of assembly; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; minorities; nationality; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; statistics; torture
Title:
Sri Lanka: situation des femmes
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
28 March 2013
Author:
Julia Moser; Adrian Schuster
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/524fdea94.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 February 2015
Keywords:
children; conflict; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; marriage; military service; nationality; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; state surveillance; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Executive Summary; Chapter I; Chapter II. Sri Lanka's Authoritarian Turn: The Need for International Action. Asia Report No. 243.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
20 February 2013
URL:
http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/243-sri-lankas-authoritarian-turn-the-need-for-international-action.pdf
Accessed Date:
25 February 2014
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; crime; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition
Title:
Changes to the emergency regulations and the Prevention of Terrorism Act (August-September 2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 September 2011
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453603
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; legislation; police/security forces complaints
Title:
Recourse available to Jaffna Tamils who have been victims of human rights violations, including places where complaints can be lodged (2010-June 2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 August 2011
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453552
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; institutional efficacy; legal system; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political opposition; religion; torture
Title:
'We Will Teach You a Lesson': Sexual Violence Against Tamils by Sri Lankan Security Forces
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
26 February 2013
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2013/02/26/we-will-teach-you-lesson/sexual-violence-against-tamils-sri-lankan-security-forces
Accessed Date:
26 February 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; military service; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; rejected asylum seekers; religion; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; torture; witness protection
Title:
Security controls at the international airport and ports
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 January 2010
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=452769
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Keywords:
crime; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; human rights activists; identity documents; legal system; police/security forces; rejected asylum seekers; trafficking in persons; transport infrastructure; warrants
Title:
Whether Tamils living in India are repatriating to Sri Lanka, including the procedure to repatriate and support services available to those wishing to repatriate (January 2009 - January 2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 February 2011
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453322
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Keywords:
freedom of movement; identity documents; social services
Title:
Sri Lanka: COI Compilation
Source:
Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation
Date of Document:
31 December 2016
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/5873adef4.html
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
10 February 2017
URL:
http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1930_1488988521_g1703056.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Justice Denied: A Reality Check on Resettlement, Demilitarization, and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka
Source:
Oakland Institute
URL:
https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/justice-denied-sri-lanka-resettlement-transitional-justice
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
Title:
National Identity Card FAQ
Source:
Sri Lanka. Department for Registration of Persons.
URL:
http://www.drp.gov.lk/Templates/Questions.english.Department-for-Registration-of-Persons.html
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Parliamentary general elections - 2001, 2004, 2010, 2015. Allocation of seats on Political Parties.
Source:
Sri Lanka. Department of Elections.
URL:
http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Abstract2015/CHAP16/16.4.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka: Les changements politiques intervenes en 2015.
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
23 March 2016
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/160323_lka_changements_politiques_en_2015.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka Strategic Assessment 2016
Source:
The Asia Foundation
Date of Document:
March 2016
URL:
http://asiafoundation.org/publication/sri-lanka-strategic-assessment-2016/
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
Title:
“All Five Fingers Are Not the Same”: Discrimination on Grounds of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in Sri Lanka
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
14 August 2016
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/08/14/all-five-fingers-are-not-same/discrimination-grounds-gender-identity-and-sexual
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Human Rights Violations Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People In Sri Lanka: A Shadow Report
Date of Document:
October 2016
URL:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CESCR/Shared%20Documents/LKA/INT_CESCR_ICO_LKA_25036_E.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka : La situation des minorités sexuelles et de genre
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
21 September 2016
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1609_lka_la_situation_des_minorites_sexuelles_et_de_genre.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka & Maldives. 2016 Crime & Safety Report: Colombo.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 March 2016
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=19392
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on its mission to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
8 July 2016
URL:
http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/dpage_e.aspx?si=A/HRC/33/51/Add.2
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on his mission to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
22 December 2016
URL:
http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/dpage_e.aspx?si=A/HRC/34/54/Add.2
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Committee against torture.
Date of Document:
27 January 2017
URL:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CAT%2fC%2fLKA%2fCO%2f5&Lang=en
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Under the Military's Shadow: Local Communities and Militarization of the Jaffna Peninsula
Source:
Society for Threatened Peoples
Date of Document:
October 2016
URL:
https://assets.gfbv.ch/downloads/bericht_jaffnafinal_low.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
Title:
Confronting intolerance: Continued violations against religious minorities in Sri Lanka
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
8 December 2016
URL:
http://minorityrights.org/publications/confronting-intolerance-continued-violations-religious-minorities-sri-lanka/
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues on her mission to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
31 January 2017
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/58adacc94.html
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined tenth to seventeenth periodic reports of Sri Lanka
Code:
CERD/C/LKA/CO/10-17
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
6 October 2016
URL:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CERD/C/LKA/CO/10-17&Lang=En
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka: (1) Information on Tamils who have returned (voluntarily or forced) to Sri Lanka since August 2014 and who were subjected to detention and/or torture and/or ill-treatment; (4) Any information on recent arrest/detention/ ill-treatment/ torture of Tamils within Sri Lanka, and on what grounds since August 2014
Source:
Asylum Research Consultancy
Date of Document:
11 March 2016
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/56e2e1584.html
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Forgotten: Sri Lanka's exiled victims
Source:
International Truth and Justice Project
Date of Document:
June 2016
URL:
http://sangam.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ITJP-Forgotten-report.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Withering Hopes: Historic window of opportunity for reconciliation will close if Sri Lanka fails to act on accountability and militarization
Source:
People for Equality and Relief in Lanka
Date of Document:
April 2016
URL:
http://pearlaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Withering-Hopes-PEARL.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
The Forever Victims? Tamil Women in Post-War Sri Lanka
Source:
Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. The City College of New York.
Date of Document:
28 August 2015
Author:
Nimmi Gowrinathan; Kate Cronin-Furman
URL:
http://srilankabrief.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/The-Forever-Victim-Tamil-Women-in-Post-War-Sri-Lanka1.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Treatment of Tamils by society and authorities; the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), including relationship with the Tamil population (2014-February 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 March 2017
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=456972
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lankan Refugee Returnees in 2014: Results of Household Visit Protection Monitoring Interviews (Tool Two)
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
November 2015
URL:
http://lk.one.un.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/UNHCR-Sri-Lankan-Refugee-Returnees-2014.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Waiting to Return Home: Continued Plight of the IDPs in Post-War Sri Lanka
Source:
Oakland Institute
URL:
https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/waiting-return-home-continued-plight-idps-post-war-sri-lanka
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
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