Unicef Worker James Elder Expelled From Sri Lanka Over Media Comments -- Times Online
The UN official who represents vulnerable children in the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war has been expelled for making adverse remarks, the Government said.
The move will heighten concerns that the refusal by President Rajapaksa to brook dissent is hindering the work of humanitarian groups, even though about 280,000 refugees from the former war zone being held in internment camps are in dire need of aid.
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More News On Sri Lanka's Internment Camps
Sri Lanka expels UN official who criticised camps -- The Guardian
Sri Lanka expels UN official over reported comment -- AP
Sri Lanka kicks out Australian UNICEF worker -- ABC News (Australia)
Sri Lanka Expelling Senior UN Official -- Voice of America
Sri Lanka expels UN official over war 'bias' -- AFP
UN fights Sri Lanka expulsion order -- The Independent
My Comment: The pictures that I have seen from these camps are truly horrendous. Tamils that I know in Montreal have also shown me video .... taken secretly .... of what these people go through on a daily basis.
In short .... it is a fight for survival.
It appears that the Sri Lankan Government has made the conscious decision to punish the civilians who were with the Tamil Tigers till the end. The fact that outside independent observers have not been permitted to enter these camps, only adds fuel to the fire on what is happening inside.
I consider the under-reporting of the post-Sri Lankan war coverage to be one of the tragedies of this conflict, a conflict that for many still continues.
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