Sri Lanka's War Refugee Camps Are Now Open

Tamil War Refugees Free To Move, Says Sri Lanka -- Sydney Morning Herald

ABOUT 130,000 Sri Lankan Tamil war refugees held in guarded camps have been allowed freedom of movement for the first time since the civil war ended more than six months ago.

The military officer in charge of the giant camp at Manik Farm, Major-General Kamal Gunaratne, told the Herald yesterday it had been ''declared an open camp''.

''There are no restrictions on freedom of movement,'' he said. ''They can go out, they can visit their friends and relatives then they can come back.''

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