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Internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka

March 03, 2023

The final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War created 300,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who were transferred to camps in Vavuniya District and detained there against their will.[1][2][3] This process, together with conditions inside the camps and the slow progress of resettlement attracted much concern and criticism from inside and outside Sri Lanka.[1][4][5] On 7 May 2009 the Sri Lankan government announced plans to resettle 80% of the IDPs by the end of 2009.[4] After the end of the civil war Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa gave assurances to foreign diplomats that the bulk of the IDPs would be resettled in accordance with the 180-day plan.[6][7] On 1 December 2009, the IDPs were given limited freedom of movement.[8] The pace of resettlement increased in 2010.[9] The resettlement process was completed and camps were officially closed on 25 September 2012.[10][11] However, the final batch of IDPs consisting of 110 families were relocated in Kepapilavu in Mullaitivu District-away from their original homes.[12]

Graph showing numbers of IDPs
Displaced Tamil civilians in Vanni, where much of the last phase of the war took place. The IDPs who almost exclusively consisted of ethnic Tamils from the country's north and east, the territory formerly governed by the LTTE.

Although camps have been removed as of April 2015 as many as 13,459 families, accounting for 44,934 persons, were yet to be resettled and houses for them are still under construction[13]

Background

 
Civilians being displaced as a result of the Sri Lanka Army's military offensive. January 2009.
Main articles: Sri Lankan Civil War and Eelam War IV

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers) had been waging a full-scale war for an independent state of Tamil Eelam in the North and East of Sri Lanka since 1983. After the failure of the Norwegian mediated peace process in 2006 the Sri Lankan Military launched military offensives aimed at recapturing the territory controlled by the Tamil Tigers. By July 2007 the military had recaptured all of the Eastern Province. The military offensive in the Northern Province escalated in October 2008 as the military attacked the Vanni heartland of the Tamil Tigers. After successive defeats, including the loss of their de facto capital Kilinochchi, the Tamil Tigers were forced to retreat east. The civilian population of the Vanni also fled east. It is disputed as to whether the civilians fled on their own accord or were forced to do so by the Tamil Tigers. By January 2009 the Tamil Tigers and the civilians were trapped in a small piece of land on the north-east coast in Mullaitivu District.

Safe Zone

As the Sri Lankan military advanced further into Tamil Tiger controlled areas, international concern grew for the fate of the 350,000 civilians trapped.[14] On 21 January 2009 the Sri Lankan military declared a 32 square kilometres (12 sq mi) Safe Zone 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-west of Puthukkudiyiruppu, between the A35 highway and Chalai Lagoon.[15] The purpose of the Safe Zone was ostensibly to allow the trapped civilians to cross into territory controlled by the Sri Lankan military.[16] However, very few civilians actually crossed into the military territory. Again, the reason for this is disputed. The Sri Lankan military, UN and human rights organisations accused the Tamil Tigers of preventing the civilians from leaving.

The fighting between the military and the Tamil Tigers continued, causing the civilians to flee from the Safe Zone to a narrow strip of land between Nanthi Kadal lagoon and the Indian Ocean. On 12 February 2009 the military declared a new 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) Safe Zone in this area, north-west of Mullaitivu town. Over the next three months a brutal siege of the Safe Zone occurred as the military allegedly blitzed by land and air the last remnants of Tamil Tigers trapped in the Safe Zone.[17][18] Satellite images of the Safe Zone publishes by the UN, foreign governments and scientific organisations showed heavy damage that could have only been caused by bombardment.[19][20][21][22] Inevitably many thousands of civilians were killed or injured.[17][23][24] The UN, based on credible witness evidence from aid agencies as well civilians evacuated from the Safe Zone by sea, estimated that 6,500 civilians were killed and another 14,000 injured between mid-January, when the Safe Zone was first declared, and mid-April.[23][24] There are no official casualty figures after this period but estimates of the death toll for the final four months of the civil war (mid-January to mid-May) range from 15,000 to 20,000.[25][26] A US State Department report has suggested that the actual casualty figures were probably much higher than the UN's estimates and that significant numbers of casualties weren't recorded.[17] As the civil war edged towards a bitter end in late April/early May the number of civilians leaving the Safe Zone turned from a trickle to a torrent. On 19 May the Sri Lankan government declared victory.[27]

IDP camps

All civilians who managed to escape the fighting in the Safe Zone and the civilians who were still in the Safe Zone after the end of combat were taken by the Sri Lankan military to southern Vavuniya District and housed in camps, mostly schools.[28] The IDPs weren’t allowed to leave the camps.[29] The reasons given by the Sri Lankan government/military for not allowing the civilians to return to their homes were the existence of land mines and the need to identify Tamil Tigers whom they allege are hiding amongst the civilians.[30]

Terminology

The Sri Lankan government/military describes the camps as "welfare centres" or "welfare villages" but the conditions imposed on the IDPs have prompted others, inside and outside Sri Lanka, to use other terms to describe the camps.[31][32]

Western critics have described the camps as "prisons" or "closed camps" because the IDPs were not permitted to leave the camps.[31][33]

Some, including the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay, have gone further and described the camps as "internment camps" because the IDPs were not permitted leave the camps; access to the camps by independent aid organisations, independent media, IDPs relatives and opposition politicians is heavily restricted or denied completely; and the camps are controlled by the Sri Lankan military.[34][35]

Tamil activists[36] have described the camps as "concentration camps", using an image of IDPs standing behind barbed wire fences to liken the camps to the concentration camps of World War II and Bosnian Civil War.[32][36] Indian and Tamil MPs, Catholic priests, academics and the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal based in Milan, have also referred to the IDP camps as concentration camps.[36][37][38][39][40] Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy and Noam Chomsky are other prominent political activists who have used described the IDP camps as concentration camps.[41] Writers for the British newspapers, The Telegraph and The Times have also used the term concentration camps.[42][43]

Criticism and concern about the camps

 
Shelter built from tarp and sticks. Much of the displaced civilians were often forcibly detained in camps lacking even the basic amenities.

The conditions imposed on the IDPs, the conditions inside the camps and the slow progress of resettlement have attracted widespread criticism from inside and outside Sri Lanka.[1][4][5]

Detention

The IDPs were not allowed to leave the camps initially.[1][4] Human rights groups believe that this effectively meant that the IDPs were being detained indefinitely without charge or trial, in contravention of international law.[1][4] Articles 9 and 12 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Sri Lanka is party, guarantee the rights to liberty, freedom from arbitrary detention and freedom of movement.[1][44]

On 1 December 2009 the camps were opened up, giving the IDPs limited freedom.[8] The IDPs could leave the camps for up to 15 days after giving their details to the authorities but they would have to return to the camps on a stipulated day.[45] Some IDPs could leave the camps permanently but would have to report to the police regularly.[8] The Sri Lankan military has threatened to "track down" IDPs who don't return to camps or report to the police.[46] The camps are being described by some as "open prisons" because of these strict conditions imposed on the IDPs.[46] The UN has given a cautious welcome to the opening up of the camps but reiterated its expectations that all of the IDPs should be returned to their homes permanently by 31 January 2010.[8] Some observers believe the opening up is an election ploy ahead of the presidential elections which are due to be held on 26 January 2010.[8]

Access

Initially the Sri Lankan military denied all access to the camps by NGOs.[1] This was later relaxed after pressure was exerted by the international community. Many local and international NGOs now work in the camps but they continue to report problems with access. However, human rights groups and others who wish provide advice to the IDPs are still denied access.[1]

Access to the camps by independent media is heavily restricted.[1] When the media are allowed into the camps they are monitored by the military and all contact with the IDPs is filmed by the military.

Access to the camps by the IDPs' relatives is also heavily restricted.

Access to the camps by opposition politicians has been denied completely.[1] However, politicians from the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance regularly visit the camps and meet the IDPs. On most occasions when any IDPs are released or returned to their places of origin they are photographed with government ministers, particularly the paramilitary leader Douglas Devananda.

Poor preparation

In September 2008 the Sri Lankan government ordered all NGOs out of the Vanni which meant that they weren’t on location to provide assistance when the IDPs were transferred from the Safe Zone to the camps.[1]

During the siege of the Safe Zone the Sri Lankan government/military consistently understated the number of civilians trapped in the Safe Zone which meant the NGOs weren’t prepared for the influx of 300,000 IDPs into the camps.[1]

Flooding

The Menik Farm site is very prone to flooding because it lies on low ground near a number of rivers and streams including the Aruvi Aru (Malvathu Oya). In August heavy rains flooded the site, causing heavy damage to the tents housing the IDPs and sending raw sewage into the camps and the rivers providing drinking water.[47][48] There is widespread concern that the north east monsoon season (October to March) will flood the site.[49]

IDPs identified as Tamil Tigers

By the end of September 10,000 IDPs had been identified as having some links to the Tamil Tigers.[50] This includes not only former cadres but also their relatives, those who worked in the Tigers’s civil administrative structures and anyone believed to be a supporter or sympathizer of the Tigers.[51][52] They have been moved to separate camps.[49] The conditions imposed on them are even harsher because the Red Cross and UN have been denied access to them.[49] Many of those being detained as Tamil Tigers are children, whom the UN has called on the Sri Lankan government to be released.[53] In June 2011, government claimed that all former female LTTE combatants were released.[54]

The camps

The IDPs were initially held at numerous small camps, mostly schools (Maha Vidyalayam), located throughout southern Vavuniya District. Since then most of these small camps have been closed and IDPs instead concentrated at the Menik Farm site.

Menik Farm is located in the far south-west of Vavuniya District near the district’s border with Anuradhapura and Mannar districts. The site straddles the A14 Mannar-Medawachchiya road and the disused Mannar railway line. The site is very close to the Aruvi Aru and other rivers and streams. One of the Aruvi Aru’s tributaries actually cuts the site into two. With a population in excess of 200,000 Menik Farm is believed to be the largest IDP camp in the world.[55] It has also become one of Sri Lanka’s largest settlements.

The following camps/hospitals are being or have been used to house the IDPs displaced from the Vanni region since October 2008:

Vavuniya District

Vengalachedikulam Divisional Secretary’s Division

 
Menik Farm camp, June 2009
  • Menik Farm Zone 0 (Kathirkamar Village)
  • Menik Farm Zone 1 (Ananda Kumarasamy Village)
  • Menik Farm Zone 2 (Pon Ramanathan Village) (closed 24 November 2010, IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zones 0 and 1)[56]
  • Menik Farm Zone 3 (Arunachchalam Village)
  • Menik Farm Zone 4 (closed 9 November 2010, IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zones 0 and 1)[56]
  • Menik Farm Zone 5 (closed February 2010)
  • Menik Farm Zone 6
  • Menik Farm Zone 7 (Maruthamadu Welfare Centre)
  • Andiyapuliyankulam School (closed early May, IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 2; closed early September 2009, IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 6)[57][58]
  • Ariviththodam Sivanantha Vidyalayam, Menik Farm (closed early September 2009, IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 6)[58]
  • Cheddikulam Base Hospital
  • Cheddikulam Maha Vidyalayam (closed early September 2009, IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 6)[58]
  • Muthaliyankulam Maha Vidyalayam (closed early May 2009, IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 2)[57]
  • Sooduventhapualvu Muslim School (closed early September 2009, IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 6)[58]
  • Sumathipuram Welfare Centre, Ulunkkulam (on border with Anuradhapura district)
  • Tharmapuram Welfare Centre (Mahakongaskada (MKK)) (on border with Anuradhapura district) (closed February 2010, IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zones 3 and 1)
  • Veerapuram Maha Vidyalayam

Vavuniya Divisional Secretary’s Division

  • Gamini Maha Vidyalayam (closed late June 2009, IDPs moved to Sumathipuram WC)[59]
  • Kanthapuram Maha Vidyalayam (Scandapuram) (closed late June 2009, IDPs moved to Sumathipuram WC)[59]
  • Komarasankulam Maha Vidyalayam
  • Kovilkulam Hindu College
  • Nelukkulam Kalaimagal Maha Vidyalayam (closed early September 2009, IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 6)[58]
  • Nelukkulam Technical College
  • Omanthai Maha Vidyalayam
  • Pampaimadu Hospital
  • Pampamadhu Hostel School (closed 27 May 2009, IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 4)[60]
  • Ponthoodam Government Tamil Mixed School (closed 27 May 2009, IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 4)[60]
  • Poonathoddam College of Education (closed April 2010)[61]
  • Poovarankulam Base Hospital
  • Poovarasankulam Maha Vidyalayam (closed early May 2009, IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 2)[57]
  • Puthukkulam Maha Vidyalayam
  • Rambakulam Ladies College (closed early May 2009, IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 2)[57]
  • Samanankulam School
  • Saivapragasa Ladies' College
  • Thandikulam Maha Vidyalayam
  • Vavuniya General Hospital
  • Vavuniya Muslim Maha Vidyalayam
  • Vavuniya Tamil Maha Vidyalayam (Primary) (closed 27 May 2009, IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 4)[60]
  • Vavuniya Tamil Madhya Maha Vidyalayam (Senior) (closed late June 2009, IDPs moved to Sumathipuram WC)[59]
  • Velikkulam School

Jaffna District

  • Chavakachcheri Hindu College (closed late May 2009, IDPs moved to Kodikamam Ramavil)[60]
  • Chavakachcheri Hindu Ladies College (closed early June 2009, IDPs moved to Kodikamam Ramavil)[62]
  • Kaithady Ayurvedic University Hostel
  • Kaithady Palmyra Research Institute 1
  • Kaithady Palmyra Research Institute 2
  • Kaithady Hindu Children Home
  • Kodikamam Government Tamil Mixed School
  • Kodikamam Ramavil (Kodikamam Forest)
  • Kodikamam Thirunavitkarasu Maha Vidyalayam (closed late May 2009, IDPs moved to Kodikamam Ramavil)[60]
  • Kopay Teacher Training College
  • Manalkadu
  • Murusivil Roman Catholic Tamil Mixed School
  • Nelliyady Central College (closed early June 2009, IDPs moved to Kodikamam Ramavil)[62]
  • Thirunagar Old Court House

Mannar District

  • English Training Centre
  • Illupaikkulam (closed March 2010, IDPs moved to Kalimoddai)[63]
  • Kalimoddai
  • Mannar District General Hospital
  • Mannar Welfare Centre
  • Sirukandal (closed March 2010, IDPs moved to Kalimoddai)[63]

Trincomalee District

  • Arafat Nagar Muslim Maha Vidyalam
  • Kantale Base Hospital
  • Methodist School
  • Pulmoddai Field Hospital
  • Pulmoddai Muslim Maha Vidyalayam
  • Pulmoddai Sinhala Maha Vidyalayam
  • Sahanagama Welfare Centre Site 1, Pulmoddai (13th Mile post)
  • Sahanagama Welfare Centre Site 2, Pulmoddai (13th Mile post)
  • Thampalakamam Peripheral Unit
  • Trincomalee General Hospital

A number of hospitals in other districts have also been used by the IDPs.

Release/return to places of origin

 
IDP woman in a temporary kitchen. Much of the displaced civilians were often forcibly detained in camps lacking even the basic amenities.

When the camps were initially established in early 2009 the Sri Lankan government stated that it expected to hold the IDPs in the camps for as long as three years.[28] However, on 7 May 2009 the Sri Lankan government announced plans to resettle 80% of the IDPs by the end of 2009.[4] This was reinforced on 21 May 2009 when President Rajapaksa gave assurances that most of the civilians would be resettled within 180 days.[6]

By July the resettlement target was being revised downwards. On 10 July President Rajapaksa stated that there was target, not a promise, to resettle 50-60% of the IDPs by the end of November 2009.[64] However, on 16 July 2009 in a letter of intent to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the Sri Lankan government stated that it aimed to resettle 70-80% of the IDPs by the end of 2009.[65] The IMF subsequently approved a US$2.6 billion loan to Sri Lanka.[66]

By the end of August 2009 less than 12,000 IDPs (5%) had been released or returned to their places of origin. The imminent monsoon raised concern amongst the aid agencies/international community. The Sri Lankan government reacted to this by returning more IDPs to their places of origin. Some of these IDPs were held in military run "closed" transit sites in their home districts, from which they can’t leave and access by aid agencies is heavily restricted. Some IDPs were allowed to return to their homes but most of these homes are located inside high security zones, such as the Jaffna islands, which are under the strict control of Sri Lankan Navy. The Sri Lankan military places heavy restrictions on civilians living inside these areas and on access to them from outside.

By early October the resettlement target had been reduced even further. On 6 October 2009 a Sri Lanka's Deputy Finance Minister Sarath Amunugama issued a statement saying the government hoped to resettle 100,000 (35%) of the IDPs by the end of 2009.[67] In late October the government accelerated the resettlement programme by returning IDPs to areas formerly controlled by the Tamil Tigers in Kilinochchi, Mannar and Mullaitivu districts.[68] On 22 October 2009 the Sri Lankan government claimed to have released of 41,685 IDPs (16,394 from Mullaitivu District, 10,017 from Kilinochchi District, 8,643 from Vavuniya District and 6,631 from Mannar District), which was widely reported in the media.[69][70][71] However, other reports suggested that only 5,700 IDPs had been released, with another 36,000 to be resettled over the "coming weeks".[68] This was later confirmed by UN figures which showed that only 25,474 IDPs had been released/returned to places of origin between 10 and 23 October.[72] Of those who were actually released some were returned to the IDP camps after the end of the photo-opportunity for government ministers, whilst others were taken to transit camps in their home districts, not their homes.[73] The apparent fast pace of resettlement in October 2009 and early November 2009 was due to IDP's being returned to areas that have been under government control for many years (Jaffna, Mannar and Vavuniya). Most of the IDPs in the camps from these areas had been returned to their places of origin by November. The pace of resettlement in areas controlled by the Tamil Tigers (Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu) has been very slow, particularly in areas east of the A 9 highway. Consequently, the pace of resettlement had slowed down by late November. On 29 December 2009 the Sri Lankan government stated that there was no deadline for the resettlement of the IDPs, contradicting previous assurances.[74]

The pace of resettlement increased in 2010. The camps were officially closed on 25 September 2012.[11]

Cumulative numbers of IDPs displaced from the Vanni since October 2008 who have been released or returned to places of origin from IDP camps:

Date1 Returned to Places of Origin2 Released Total
Jaffna
District		 Kilino
-chchi
District		 Mannar
District		 Mullaitivu
District		 Vavuniya
District		 Ampara
District		 Batticaloa
District		 Trinco
-malee
District		 Others/
Institutions		 Total
28 April 2011[75] 64,275 118,954 83,885 69,480 35,275 371,869 371,869
2 December 2010[56] 64,275 115,417 55,790 61,893 28,445 325,820 325,820
8 October 2010[76] 63,009 110,637 50,367 51,578 27,615 303,206 303,206
26 August 2010[77] 67,712 104,115 26,208 48,104 33,511 688 2,905 7,500 1,338 292,081 292,081
14 July 2010[78] 270,159
20 May 2010[79] 236,755
2 May 2010[80] 214,227
15 April 2010[61] 205,983
26 March 2010[63] 198,110
11 March 2010[81] 71,486 30,404 16,927 20,244 33,710 688 2,905 7,500 1,263 185,127 185,127
25 February 2010[82] 71,486 27,925 15,802 15,888 39,799 688 2,910 7,994 1,263 183,755 183,755
18 February 2010[83] 71,486 21,913 15,682 15,501 38,348 679 2,912 7,604 1,257 175,382 175,382
14 February 2010[84] 71,486 20,532 14,529 15,499 38,348 685 2,902 7,604 1,257 172,842 172,842
5 February 2010[85] 69,541 18,741 10,316 12,731 38,348 808 2,902 7,604 71 161,062 29,060 190,122
22 January 2010[86] 69,541 17,509 10,173 12,731 38,348 626 2,892 7,604 71 159,495 29,008 188,503
15 January 2010[87] 69,541 17,509 9,437 12,736 38,146 626 2,892 7,604 71 158,562 28,973 187,535
31 December 2009[88] 69,526 17,700 9,083 11,276 37,719 626 2,833 7,108 71 155,942 28,854 184,796
24 December 2009[89] 69,174 15,103 9,050 10,518 32,155 626 2,833 7,108 71 146,638 28,743 175,381
21 December 2009[90] 69,174 12,511 8,460 10,190 31,635 626 2,795 7,108 71 142,570 28,162 170,732
18 December 2009[90] 69,174 12,511 8,460 10,190 31,635 626 2,795 7,108 71 142,570 27,663 170,233
19 November 2009[91] 112,209 27,663 139,872
13 November 2009[92] 60,560 1,774 5,930 5,489 18,267 581 2,565 7,108 57 108,331 26,508 134,839
7 November 2009[93] 102,728 24,974 127,702
5 November 2009[93][94] 50,539 0 3,764 2,048 6,744 581 2,339 7,108 57 73,180 24,974 98,154
1 November 2009[94] 50,539 0 3,764 2,048 6,744 581 2,339 7,108 57 73,180 19,479 92,569
28 October 2009[94] 35,822 19,479 55,301
23 October 2009[72] 35,822 16,490 52,312
9 October 2009[95] 13,502 13,336 26,838
28 September 2009[50] 6,813 7,835 14,648
24 September 2009 5,153 7,835 12,988
14 September 2009[58] 5,153 6,615 11,768
9 September 2009[96] 5,123 6,615 11,738
28 August 2009[96] 5,123 6,490 11,613
8 August 2009[97] 6,237 6,237
29 July 2009[98] 5,980 5,980
17 July 2009[99] 5,852 5,852
10 July 2009[100] 5,483 5,483
3 July 2009[101] 5,104 5,104
26 June 2009[102] 4,433 4,433
18 June 2009[103] 3,068 3,068
16 June 2009[104] 3,054 3,054
8 June 2009[105] 2,234 2,234
21 May 2009[106] 1,537 1,537
18 May 2009[107] 1,535 1,535
14 May 2009[108] 1,534 1,534
13 May 2009[109] 1,524 1,524
12 May 2009[110] 1,515 1,515
28 April 2009[111] 1,252 1,252

1 Figures are the latest available on date. 2 Since 5 August 2009.

Number remaining at camps

Numbers of IDPs displaced from the Vanni since October 2008 who continue to reside at the camps:

Date1 Vavuniya District Jaffna
District		 Mannar
District		 Trincomalee
District		 Other
Districts		 Total
Vengalachedikulam DSD Vavuniya DSD
Menik
Farm		 Other
Camps
6 June 2011[112] 7,444 0 0 0[9] 0 0 0 7,444
28 April 2011[75] 20,153 0 0 1,179 0 0 0 17,785
2 December 2010[56] 16,606 0 0 1,179 0 0 0 21,332
8 October 2010[76] 25,051 0 0 1,593 0 0 0 26,644
26 August 2010[77] 32,707 0 0 2,239 0 0 0 34,946
29 July 2010[78] 38,026 0 0 2,462 0 0 0 40,488
20 May 2010[79] 60,900 0 0 3,193 0 0 0 64,093
29 April 2010[80] 73,022 0 0 3,361 185 0 0 76,568
15 April 2010[61] 78,946 0 0 3,400 185 0 0 82,531
26 March 2010[63] 78,335 0 0 3,400 184 0 0 81,919
11 March 2010[81] 88,198 0 0 3,607 1,023 0 0 92,828
25 February 2010[82] 93,926 0 0 3,607 1,533 0 0 99,066
22 February 2010[83] 95,820 0 0 3,607 1,592 0 0 101,019
11 February 2010[84] 99,653 0 0 3,607 1,592 0 0 104,852
5 February 2010[85] 98,503 2,464 0 3,607 1,945 0 0 106,519
20 January 2010[86] 99,088 2,558 0 3,607 1,950 0 0 107,203
17 January 2010[87] 98,010 2,556 0 3,607 1,950 0 0 106,123
31 December 2009[88] 99,837 2,566 0 3,607 2,096 0 0 108,106
24 December 2009[89] 101,722 3,655 0 3,987 2,162 0 0 111,526
17 December 2009[90] 103,755 4,356 0 3,987 1,727 200 0 114,025
19 November 2009[91] 138,226
13 November 2009[92] 128,528 8,311 1,007 2,736 2,539 3,362 89 146,572
5 November 2009[113] 138,280 9,150 5,763 2,816 2,416 6,966 89 165,480
29 October 2009[114] 171,511 12,058 7,832 7,401 2,416 6,966 89 208,273
28 October 2009[94] 158,086 12,058 7,832 7,401 2,416 6,966 89 194,848
26 October 2009[115] 205,412
23 October 2009[72] 222,341
9 October 2009[95] 247,073
24 September 2009[116] 212,650 15,896 10,978 7,411 1,826 6,734 89 255,584
23 September 2009[117] 212,650 15,896 10,979 7,411 1,826 6,734 89 255,585
9 September 2009[118] 220,914 16,369 11,177 7,378 1,794 6,862 89 264,583
4 September 2009[119] 214,577 22,483 12,327 7,378 1,794 6,816 89 265,464
28 August 2009[120] 214,606 22,483 12,327 7,378 1,794 6,816 89 265,493
18 August 2009[121] 212,484 22,650 12,931 7,773 1,891 6,818 141 264,688
10 August 2009[122] 210,982 22,650 14,575 10,861 1,977 6,818 141 268,004
7 August 2009[123] 208,472 22,706 17,266 10,861 1,977 6,818 141 268,241
28 July 2009[124] 216,726 22,724 19,152 10,861 1,694 6,864 518 278,539
17 July 2009[125] 221,119 22,217 19,152 10,861 1,694 6,864 518 282,425
10 July 2009[126] 221,666 22,326 19,176 10,861 1,678 6,864 518 283,089
9 July 2009[127] 226,297 18,378 19,290 10,861 1,678 6,864 518 283,886
3 July 2009[128] 226,297 18,378 19,290 10,956 1,678 6,866 518 283,983
30 June 2009[129] 226,667 17,405 19,853 10,956 1,678 6,730 518 283,807
26 June 2009[130] 227,243 17,405 19,853 10,956 1,972 6,730 518 284,677
18 June 2009[131] 227,005 17,113 20,669 10,956 2,030 6,764 1,257 285,794
16 June 2009[132] 227,005 17,113 20,669 10,956 1,945 6,764 1,257 285,709
11 June 2009[133] 227,738 11,137 26,842 11,069 2,777 6,892 583 287,038
8 June 2009[134] 223,230 10,100 29,804 11,069 2,777 6,892 583 284,455
4 June 2009[135] 222,126 6,537 31,405 11,063 2,741 6,892 583 281,347
29 May 2009[136] 215,187 6,563 34,537 11,086 2,741 6,892 496 277,502
28 May 2009[137] 215,187 6,563 34,537 11,086 2,741 6,892 583 277,589
25 May 2009[138] 223,895 6,563 38,959 11,086 2,483 6,893 583 290,462
22 May 2009[139] 221,014 6,563 38,959 11,086 2,483 6,837 583 287,525
21 May 2009[140] 206,074 6,563 38,959 11,086 2,483 6,837 583 272,585
18 May 2009[141] 153,884 6,563 39,241 11,086 2,483 6,374 583 220,214
17 May 2009[142] 136,917 5,909 39,241 11,079 2,245 6,374 582 202,347
14 May 2009[143] 136,532 2,944 39,241 11,086 2,245 6,374 582 199,004
13 May 2009[144] 136,428 2,944 39,241 11,086 2,245 6,374 582 198,900
11 May 2009[145] 136,469 2,944 39,237 11,079 1,997 5,889 391 198,006
6 May 2009[146] 131,588 5,568 40,326 11,089 1,997 5,872 392 196,832
5 May 2009[147] 129,109 5,568 38,871 11,089 1,997 5,872 392 192,898
4 May 2009[148] 125,324 5,584 39,169 11,089 1,997 5,674 392 189,229
29 April 2009[149] 106,608 6,134 41,045 11,089 1,997 5,664 571 173,108
28 April 2009[150] 105,645 6,134 40,892 11,089 1,997 5,660 571 171,988
26 April 2009[151] 93,038 6,134 44,006 11,066 1,997 234 571 157,046
23 April 2009[152] 49,580 5,549 41,545 11,066 1,863 234 449 110,286
22 April 2009[153] 34,500 2,407 33,929 10,187 1,863 234 449 83,569
21 April 2009[154] 34,500 2,407 33,929 10,187 1,863 234 449 83,569
20 April 2009[155] 29,403 2,407 29,772 5,741 1,135 234 407 69,099
8 April 2009[156] 21,653 2,533 31,432 5,741 1,135 318 407 63,219
31 March 2009[157] 18,340 2,596 28,999 5,504 1,135 517 433 57,524
30 March 2009[158] 18,340 2,596 28,999 5,015 1,135 545 431 57,061
24 March 2009[159] 13,188 2,596 29,039 5,015 1,135 545 431 51,949
13 March 2009[160] 4,679 2,584 26,273 3,426 1,135 621 268 38,986
11 March 2009[161] 4,679 2,584 25,997 3,426 1,135 621 268 38,710
6 March 2009[162] 4,212 2,581 25,841 2,606 1,135 822 277 37,474
4 March 2009[163] 3,344 2,581 26,478 2,366 1,133 653 277 36,832
2 March 2009[164] 2,791 2,549 26,940 2,155 1,133 744 277 36,589
27 February 2009[165] 2,791 2,549 26,940 2,155 1,133 832 246 36,646
25 February 2009[166] 2,768 2,546 27,015 2,076 854 878 114 36,251
16 February 2009[167] 1,353 2,205 27,183 2,067 854 33,662
11 February 2009[168] 2,205 17,797 20,002
9 February 2009[168] 2,205 12,671 14,876

1 Figures are the latest available on date.

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External links

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  • ReliefWeb, Sri Lanka
  • Ministry of Resettlement of Disaster Relief Services, Sri Lanka

March 03, 2023
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The final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War created 300 000 internally displaced persons IDPs who were transferred to camps in Vavuniya District and detained there against their will 1 2 3 This process together with conditions inside the camps and the slow progress of resettlement attracted much concern and criticism from inside and outside Sri Lanka 1 4 5 On 7 May 2009 the Sri Lankan government announced plans to resettle 80 of the IDPs by the end of 2009 4 After the end of the civil war Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa gave assurances to foreign diplomats that the bulk of the IDPs would be resettled in accordance with the 180 day plan 6 7 On 1 December 2009 the IDPs were given limited freedom of movement 8 The pace of resettlement increased in 2010 9 The resettlement process was completed and camps were officially closed on 25 September 2012 10 11 However the final batch of IDPs consisting of 110 families were relocated in Kepapilavu in Mullaitivu District away from their original homes 12 Graph showing numbers of IDPs Displaced Tamil civilians in Vanni where much of the last phase of the war took place The IDPs who almost exclusively consisted of ethnic Tamils from the country s north and east the territory formerly governed by the LTTE Although camps have been removed as of April 2015 as many as 13 459 families accounting for 44 934 persons were yet to be resettled and houses for them are still under construction 13 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Safe Zone 1 2 IDP camps 2 Terminology 3 Criticism and concern about the camps 3 1 Detention 3 2 Access 3 3 Poor preparation 3 4 Flooding 3 5 IDPs identified as Tamil Tigers 4 The camps 4 1 Vavuniya District 4 1 1 Vengalachedikulam Divisional Secretary s Division 4 1 2 Vavuniya Divisional Secretary s Division 4 2 Jaffna District 4 3 Mannar District 4 4 Trincomalee District 5 Release return to places of origin 6 Number remaining at camps 7 References 8 External linksBackground Edit Civilians being displaced as a result of the Sri Lanka Army s military offensive January 2009 Main articles Sri Lankan Civil War and Eelam War IV The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Tamil Tigers had been waging a full scale war for an independent state of Tamil Eelam in the North and East of Sri Lanka since 1983 After the failure of the Norwegian mediated peace process in 2006 the Sri Lankan Military launched military offensives aimed at recapturing the territory controlled by the Tamil Tigers By July 2007 the military had recaptured all of the Eastern Province The military offensive in the Northern Province escalated in October 2008 as the military attacked the Vanni heartland of the Tamil Tigers After successive defeats including the loss of their de facto capital Kilinochchi the Tamil Tigers were forced to retreat east The civilian population of the Vanni also fled east It is disputed as to whether the civilians fled on their own accord or were forced to do so by the Tamil Tigers By January 2009 the Tamil Tigers and the civilians were trapped in a small piece of land on the north east coast in Mullaitivu District Safe Zone Edit As the Sri Lankan military advanced further into Tamil Tiger controlled areas international concern grew for the fate of the 350 000 civilians trapped 14 On 21 January 2009 the Sri Lankan military declared a 32 square kilometres 12 sq mi Safe Zone 5 kilometres 3 1 mi north west of Puthukkudiyiruppu between the A35 highway and Chalai Lagoon 15 The purpose of the Safe Zone was ostensibly to allow the trapped civilians to cross into territory controlled by the Sri Lankan military 16 However very few civilians actually crossed into the military territory Again the reason for this is disputed The Sri Lankan military UN and human rights organisations accused the Tamil Tigers of preventing the civilians from leaving The fighting between the military and the Tamil Tigers continued causing the civilians to flee from the Safe Zone to a narrow strip of land between Nanthi Kadal lagoon and the Indian Ocean On 12 February 2009 the military declared a new 10 square kilometres 3 9 sq mi Safe Zone in this area north west of Mullaitivu town Over the next three months a brutal siege of the Safe Zone occurred as the military allegedly blitzed by land and air the last remnants of Tamil Tigers trapped in the Safe Zone 17 18 Satellite images of the Safe Zone publishes by the UN foreign governments and scientific organisations showed heavy damage that could have only been caused by bombardment 19 20 21 22 Inevitably many thousands of civilians were killed or injured 17 23 24 The UN based on credible witness evidence from aid agencies as well civilians evacuated from the Safe Zone by sea estimated that 6 500 civilians were killed and another 14 000 injured between mid January when the Safe Zone was first declared and mid April 23 24 There are no official casualty figures after this period but estimates of the death toll for the final four months of the civil war mid January to mid May range from 15 000 to 20 000 25 26 A US State Department report has suggested that the actual casualty figures were probably much higher than the UN s estimates and that significant numbers of casualties weren t recorded 17 As the civil war edged towards a bitter end in late April early May the number of civilians leaving the Safe Zone turned from a trickle to a torrent On 19 May the Sri Lankan government declared victory 27 IDP camps Edit All civilians who managed to escape the fighting in the Safe Zone and the civilians who were still in the Safe Zone after the end of combat were taken by the Sri Lankan military to southern Vavuniya District and housed in camps mostly schools 28 The IDPs weren t allowed to leave the camps 29 The reasons given by the Sri Lankan government military for not allowing the civilians to return to their homes were the existence of land mines and the need to identify Tamil Tigers whom they allege are hiding amongst the civilians 30 Terminology EditThe Sri Lankan government military describes the camps as welfare centres or welfare villages but the conditions imposed on the IDPs have prompted others inside and outside Sri Lanka to use other terms to describe the camps 31 32 Western critics have described the camps as prisons or closed camps because the IDPs were not permitted to leave the camps 31 33 Some including the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay have gone further and described the camps as internment camps because the IDPs were not permitted leave the camps access to the camps by independent aid organisations independent media IDPs relatives and opposition politicians is heavily restricted or denied completely and the camps are controlled by the Sri Lankan military 34 35 Tamil activists 36 have described the camps as concentration camps using an image of IDPs standing behind barbed wire fences to liken the camps to the concentration camps of World War II and Bosnian Civil War 32 36 Indian and Tamil MPs Catholic priests academics and the Permanent Peoples Tribunal based in Milan have also referred to the IDP camps as concentration camps 36 37 38 39 40 Booker Prize winning author Arundhati Roy and Noam Chomsky are other prominent political activists who have used described the IDP camps as concentration camps 41 Writers for the British newspapers The Telegraph and The Times have also used the term concentration camps 42 43 Criticism and concern about the camps Edit Shelter built from tarp and sticks Much of the displaced civilians were often forcibly detained in camps lacking even the basic amenities The conditions imposed on the IDPs the conditions inside the camps and the slow progress of resettlement have attracted widespread criticism from inside and outside Sri Lanka 1 4 5 Detention Edit The IDPs were not allowed to leave the camps initially 1 4 Human rights groups believe that this effectively meant that the IDPs were being detained indefinitely without charge or trial in contravention of international law 1 4 Articles 9 and 12 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Sri Lanka is party guarantee the rights to liberty freedom from arbitrary detention and freedom of movement 1 44 On 1 December 2009 the camps were opened up giving the IDPs limited freedom 8 The IDPs could leave the camps for up to 15 days after giving their details to the authorities but they would have to return to the camps on a stipulated day 45 Some IDPs could leave the camps permanently but would have to report to the police regularly 8 The Sri Lankan military has threatened to track down IDPs who don t return to camps or report to the police 46 The camps are being described by some as open prisons because of these strict conditions imposed on the IDPs 46 The UN has given a cautious welcome to the opening up of the camps but reiterated its expectations that all of the IDPs should be returned to their homes permanently by 31 January 2010 8 Some observers believe the opening up is an election ploy ahead of the presidential elections which are due to be held on 26 January 2010 8 Access Edit Initially the Sri Lankan military denied all access to the camps by NGOs 1 This was later relaxed after pressure was exerted by the international community Many local and international NGOs now work in the camps but they continue to report problems with access However human rights groups and others who wish provide advice to the IDPs are still denied access 1 Access to the camps by independent media is heavily restricted 1 When the media are allowed into the camps they are monitored by the military and all contact with the IDPs is filmed by the military Access to the camps by the IDPs relatives is also heavily restricted Access to the camps by opposition politicians has been denied completely 1 However politicians from the ruling United People s Freedom Alliance regularly visit the camps and meet the IDPs On most occasions when any IDPs are released or returned to their places of origin they are photographed with government ministers particularly the paramilitary leader Douglas Devananda Poor preparation Edit In September 2008 the Sri Lankan government ordered all NGOs out of the Vanni which meant that they weren t on location to provide assistance when the IDPs were transferred from the Safe Zone to the camps 1 During the siege of the Safe Zone the Sri Lankan government military consistently understated the number of civilians trapped in the Safe Zone which meant the NGOs weren t prepared for the influx of 300 000 IDPs into the camps 1 Flooding Edit The Menik Farm site is very prone to flooding because it lies on low ground near a number of rivers and streams including the Aruvi Aru Malvathu Oya In August heavy rains flooded the site causing heavy damage to the tents housing the IDPs and sending raw sewage into the camps and the rivers providing drinking water 47 48 There is widespread concern that the north east monsoon season October to March will flood the site 49 IDPs identified as Tamil Tigers Edit By the end of September 10 000 IDPs had been identified as having some links to the Tamil Tigers 50 This includes not only former cadres but also their relatives those who worked in the Tigers s civil administrative structures and anyone believed to be a supporter or sympathizer of the Tigers 51 52 They have been moved to separate camps 49 The conditions imposed on them are even harsher because the Red Cross and UN have been denied access to them 49 Many of those being detained as Tamil Tigers are children whom the UN has called on the Sri Lankan government to be released 53 In June 2011 government claimed that all former female LTTE combatants were released 54 The camps EditThe IDPs were initially held at numerous small camps mostly schools Maha Vidyalayam located throughout southern Vavuniya District Since then most of these small camps have been closed and IDPs instead concentrated at the Menik Farm site Menik Farm is located in the far south west of Vavuniya District near the district s border with Anuradhapura and Mannar districts The site straddles the A14 Mannar Medawachchiya road and the disused Mannar railway line The site is very close to the Aruvi Aru and other rivers and streams One of the Aruvi Aru s tributaries actually cuts the site into two With a population in excess of 200 000 Menik Farm is believed to be the largest IDP camp in the world 55 It has also become one of Sri Lanka s largest settlements The following camps hospitals are being or have been used to house the IDPs displaced from the Vanni region since October 2008 Vavuniya District Edit Vengalachedikulam Divisional Secretary s Division Edit Menik Farm camp June 2009 Menik Farm Zone 0 Kathirkamar Village Menik Farm Zone 1 Ananda Kumarasamy Village Menik Farm Zone 2 Pon Ramanathan Village closed 24 November 2010 IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zones 0 and 1 56 Menik Farm Zone 3 Arunachchalam Village Menik Farm Zone 4 closed 9 November 2010 IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zones 0 and 1 56 Menik Farm Zone 5 closed February 2010 Menik Farm Zone 6 Menik Farm Zone 7 Maruthamadu Welfare Centre Andiyapuliyankulam School closed early May IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 2 closed early September 2009 IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 6 57 58 Ariviththodam Sivanantha Vidyalayam Menik Farm closed early September 2009 IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 6 58 Cheddikulam Base Hospital Cheddikulam Maha Vidyalayam closed early September 2009 IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 6 58 Muthaliyankulam Maha Vidyalayam closed early May 2009 IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 2 57 Sooduventhapualvu Muslim School closed early September 2009 IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 6 58 Sumathipuram Welfare Centre Ulunkkulam on border with Anuradhapura district Tharmapuram Welfare Centre Mahakongaskada MKK on border with Anuradhapura district closed February 2010 IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zones 3 and 1 Veerapuram Maha VidyalayamVavuniya Divisional Secretary s Division Edit Gamini Maha Vidyalayam closed late June 2009 IDPs moved to Sumathipuram WC 59 Kanthapuram Maha Vidyalayam Scandapuram closed late June 2009 IDPs moved to Sumathipuram WC 59 Komarasankulam Maha Vidyalayam Kovilkulam Hindu College Nelukkulam Kalaimagal Maha Vidyalayam closed early September 2009 IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 6 58 Nelukkulam Technical College Omanthai Maha Vidyalayam Pampaimadu Hospital Pampamadhu Hostel School closed 27 May 2009 IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 4 60 Ponthoodam Government Tamil Mixed School closed 27 May 2009 IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 4 60 Poonathoddam College of Education closed April 2010 61 Poovarankulam Base Hospital Poovarasankulam Maha Vidyalayam closed early May 2009 IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 2 57 Puthukkulam Maha Vidyalayam Rambakulam Ladies College closed early May 2009 IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 2 57 Samanankulam School Saivapragasa Ladies College Thandikulam Maha Vidyalayam Vavuniya General Hospital Vavuniya Muslim Maha Vidyalayam Vavuniya Tamil Maha Vidyalayam Primary closed 27 May 2009 IDPs moved to Menik Farm Zone 4 60 Vavuniya Tamil Madhya Maha Vidyalayam Senior closed late June 2009 IDPs moved to Sumathipuram WC 59 Velikkulam SchoolJaffna District Edit Chavakachcheri Hindu College closed late May 2009 IDPs moved to Kodikamam Ramavil 60 Chavakachcheri Hindu Ladies College closed early June 2009 IDPs moved to Kodikamam Ramavil 62 Kaithady Ayurvedic University Hostel Kaithady Palmyra Research Institute 1 Kaithady Palmyra Research Institute 2 Kaithady Hindu Children Home Kodikamam Government Tamil Mixed School Kodikamam Ramavil Kodikamam Forest Kodikamam Thirunavitkarasu Maha Vidyalayam closed late May 2009 IDPs moved to Kodikamam Ramavil 60 Kopay Teacher Training College Manalkadu Murusivil Roman Catholic Tamil Mixed School Nelliyady Central College closed early June 2009 IDPs moved to Kodikamam Ramavil 62 Thirunagar Old Court HouseMannar District Edit English Training Centre Illupaikkulam closed March 2010 IDPs moved to Kalimoddai 63 Kalimoddai Mannar District General Hospital Mannar Welfare Centre Sirukandal closed March 2010 IDPs moved to Kalimoddai 63 Trincomalee District Edit Arafat Nagar Muslim Maha Vidyalam Kantale Base Hospital Methodist School Pulmoddai Field Hospital Pulmoddai Muslim Maha Vidyalayam Pulmoddai Sinhala Maha Vidyalayam Sahanagama Welfare Centre Site 1 Pulmoddai 13th Mile post Sahanagama Welfare Centre Site 2 Pulmoddai 13th Mile post Thampalakamam Peripheral Unit Trincomalee General HospitalA number of hospitals in other districts have also been used by the IDPs Release return to places of origin Edit IDP woman in a temporary kitchen Much of the displaced civilians were often forcibly detained in camps lacking even the basic amenities When the camps were initially established in early 2009 the Sri Lankan government stated that it expected to hold the IDPs in the camps for as long as three years 28 However on 7 May 2009 the Sri Lankan government announced plans to resettle 80 of the IDPs by the end of 2009 4 This was reinforced on 21 May 2009 when President Rajapaksa gave assurances that most of the civilians would be resettled within 180 days 6 By July the resettlement target was being revised downwards On 10 July President Rajapaksa stated that there was target not a promise to resettle 50 60 of the IDPs by the end of November 2009 64 However on 16 July 2009 in a letter of intent to the International Monetary Fund IMF the Sri Lankan government stated that it aimed to resettle 70 80 of the IDPs by the end of 2009 65 The IMF subsequently approved a US 2 6 billion loan to Sri Lanka 66 By the end of August 2009 less than 12 000 IDPs 5 had been released or returned to their places of origin The imminent monsoon raised concern amongst the aid agencies international community The Sri Lankan government reacted to this by returning more IDPs to their places of origin Some of these IDPs were held in military run closed transit sites in their home districts from which they can t leave and access by aid agencies is heavily restricted Some IDPs were allowed to return to their homes but most of these homes are located inside high security zones such as the Jaffna islands which are under the strict control of Sri Lankan Navy The Sri Lankan military places heavy restrictions on civilians living inside these areas and on access to them from outside By early October the resettlement target had been reduced even further On 6 October 2009 a Sri Lanka s Deputy Finance Minister Sarath Amunugama issued a statement saying the government hoped to resettle 100 000 35 of the IDPs by the end of 2009 67 In late October the government accelerated the resettlement programme by returning IDPs to areas formerly controlled by the Tamil Tigers in Kilinochchi Mannar and Mullaitivu districts 68 On 22 October 2009 the Sri Lankan government claimed to have released of 41 685 IDPs 16 394 from Mullaitivu District 10 017 from Kilinochchi District 8 643 from Vavuniya District and 6 631 from Mannar District which was widely reported in the media 69 70 71 However other reports suggested that only 5 700 IDPs had been released with another 36 000 to be resettled over the coming weeks 68 This was later confirmed by UN figures which showed that only 25 474 IDPs had been released returned to places of origin between 10 and 23 October 72 Of those who were actually released some were returned to the IDP camps after the end of the photo opportunity for government ministers whilst others were taken to transit camps in their home districts not their homes 73 The apparent fast pace of resettlement in October 2009 and early November 2009 was due to IDP s being returned to areas that have been under government control for many years Jaffna Mannar and Vavuniya Most of the IDPs in the camps from these areas had been returned to their places of origin by November The pace of resettlement in areas controlled by the Tamil Tigers Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu has been very slow particularly in areas east of the A 9 highway Consequently the pace of resettlement had slowed down by late November On 29 December 2009 the Sri Lankan government stated that there was no deadline for the resettlement of the IDPs contradicting previous assurances 74 The pace of resettlement increased in 2010 The camps were officially closed on 25 September 2012 11 Cumulative numbers of IDPs displaced from the Vanni since October 2008 who have been released or returned to places of origin from IDP camps Date1 Returned to Places of Origin2 Released TotalJaffnaDistrict Kilino chchiDistrict MannarDistrict MullaitivuDistrict VavuniyaDistrict AmparaDistrict BatticaloaDistrict Trinco maleeDistrict Others Institutions Total28 April 2011 75 64 275 118 954 83 885 69 480 35 275 371 869 371 8692 December 2010 56 64 275 115 417 55 790 61 893 28 445 325 820 325 8208 October 2010 76 63 009 110 637 50 367 51 578 27 615 303 206 303 20626 August 2010 77 67 712 104 115 26 208 48 104 33 511 688 2 905 7 500 1 338 292 081 292 08114 July 2010 78 270 15920 May 2010 79 236 7552 May 2010 80 214 22715 April 2010 61 205 98326 March 2010 63 198 11011 March 2010 81 71 486 30 404 16 927 20 244 33 710 688 2 905 7 500 1 263 185 127 185 12725 February 2010 82 71 486 27 925 15 802 15 888 39 799 688 2 910 7 994 1 263 183 755 183 75518 February 2010 83 71 486 21 913 15 682 15 501 38 348 679 2 912 7 604 1 257 175 382 175 38214 February 2010 84 71 486 20 532 14 529 15 499 38 348 685 2 902 7 604 1 257 172 842 172 8425 February 2010 85 69 541 18 741 10 316 12 731 38 348 808 2 902 7 604 71 161 062 29 060 190 12222 January 2010 86 69 541 17 509 10 173 12 731 38 348 626 2 892 7 604 71 159 495 29 008 188 50315 January 2010 87 69 541 17 509 9 437 12 736 38 146 626 2 892 7 604 71 158 562 28 973 187 53531 December 2009 88 69 526 17 700 9 083 11 276 37 719 626 2 833 7 108 71 155 942 28 854 184 79624 December 2009 89 69 174 15 103 9 050 10 518 32 155 626 2 833 7 108 71 146 638 28 743 175 38121 December 2009 90 69 174 12 511 8 460 10 190 31 635 626 2 795 7 108 71 142 570 28 162 170 73218 December 2009 90 69 174 12 511 8 460 10 190 31 635 626 2 795 7 108 71 142 570 27 663 170 23319 November 2009 91 112 209 27 663 139 87213 November 2009 92 60 560 1 774 5 930 5 489 18 267 581 2 565 7 108 57 108 331 26 508 134 8397 November 2009 93 102 728 24 974 127 7025 November 2009 93 94 50 539 0 3 764 2 048 6 744 581 2 339 7 108 57 73 180 24 974 98 1541 November 2009 94 50 539 0 3 764 2 048 6 744 581 2 339 7 108 57 73 180 19 479 92 56928 October 2009 94 35 822 19 479 55 30123 October 2009 72 35 822 16 490 52 3129 October 2009 95 13 502 13 336 26 83828 September 2009 50 6 813 7 835 14 64824 September 2009 5 153 7 835 12 98814 September 2009 58 5 153 6 615 11 7689 September 2009 96 5 123 6 615 11 73828 August 2009 96 5 123 6 490 11 6138 August 2009 97 6 237 6 23729 July 2009 98 5 980 5 98017 July 2009 99 5 852 5 85210 July 2009 100 5 483 5 4833 July 2009 101 5 104 5 10426 June 2009 102 4 433 4 43318 June 2009 103 3 068 3 06816 June 2009 104 3 054 3 0548 June 2009 105 2 234 2 23421 May 2009 106 1 537 1 53718 May 2009 107 1 535 1 53514 May 2009 108 1 534 1 53413 May 2009 109 1 524 1 52412 May 2009 110 1 515 1 51528 April 2009 111 1 252 1 2521 Figures are the latest available on date 2 Since 5 August 2009 Number remaining at camps EditNumbers of IDPs displaced from the Vanni since October 2008 who continue to reside at the camps Date1 Vavuniya District JaffnaDistrict MannarDistrict TrincomaleeDistrict OtherDistricts TotalVengalachedikulam DSD Vavuniya DSDMenikFarm OtherCamps6 June 2011 112 7 444 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 7 44428 April 2011 75 20 153 0 0 1 179 0 0 0 17 7852 December 2010 56 16 606 0 0 1 179 0 0 0 21 3328 October 2010 76 25 051 0 0 1 593 0 0 0 26 64426 August 2010 77 32 707 0 0 2 239 0 0 0 34 94629 July 2010 78 38 026 0 0 2 462 0 0 0 40 48820 May 2010 79 60 900 0 0 3 193 0 0 0 64 09329 April 2010 80 73 022 0 0 3 361 185 0 0 76 56815 April 2010 61 78 946 0 0 3 400 185 0 0 82 53126 March 2010 63 78 335 0 0 3 400 184 0 0 81 91911 March 2010 81 88 198 0 0 3 607 1 023 0 0 92 82825 February 2010 82 93 926 0 0 3 607 1 533 0 0 99 06622 February 2010 83 95 820 0 0 3 607 1 592 0 0 101 01911 February 2010 84 99 653 0 0 3 607 1 592 0 0 104 8525 February 2010 85 98 503 2 464 0 3 607 1 945 0 0 106 51920 January 2010 86 99 088 2 558 0 3 607 1 950 0 0 107 20317 January 2010 87 98 010 2 556 0 3 607 1 950 0 0 106 12331 December 2009 88 99 837 2 566 0 3 607 2 096 0 0 108 10624 December 2009 89 101 722 3 655 0 3 987 2 162 0 0 111 52617 December 2009 90 103 755 4 356 0 3 987 1 727 200 0 114 02519 November 2009 91 138 22613 November 2009 92 128 528 8 311 1 007 2 736 2 539 3 362 89 146 5725 November 2009 113 138 280 9 150 5 763 2 816 2 416 6 966 89 165 48029 October 2009 114 171 511 12 058 7 832 7 401 2 416 6 966 89 208 27328 October 2009 94 158 086 12 058 7 832 7 401 2 416 6 966 89 194 84826 October 2009 115 205 41223 October 2009 72 222 3419 October 2009 95 247 07324 September 2009 116 212 650 15 896 10 978 7 411 1 826 6 734 89 255 58423 September 2009 117 212 650 15 896 10 979 7 411 1 826 6 734 89 255 5859 September 2009 118 220 914 16 369 11 177 7 378 1 794 6 862 89 264 5834 September 2009 119 214 577 22 483 12 327 7 378 1 794 6 816 89 265 46428 August 2009 120 214 606 22 483 12 327 7 378 1 794 6 816 89 265 49318 August 2009 121 212 484 22 650 12 931 7 773 1 891 6 818 141 264 68810 August 2009 122 210 982 22 650 14 575 10 861 1 977 6 818 141 268 0047 August 2009 123 208 472 22 706 17 266 10 861 1 977 6 818 141 268 24128 July 2009 124 216 726 22 724 19 152 10 861 1 694 6 864 518 278 53917 July 2009 125 221 119 22 217 19 152 10 861 1 694 6 864 518 282 42510 July 2009 126 221 666 22 326 19 176 10 861 1 678 6 864 518 283 0899 July 2009 127 226 297 18 378 19 290 10 861 1 678 6 864 518 283 8863 July 2009 128 226 297 18 378 19 290 10 956 1 678 6 866 518 283 98330 June 2009 129 226 667 17 405 19 853 10 956 1 678 6 730 518 283 80726 June 2009 130 227 243 17 405 19 853 10 956 1 972 6 730 518 284 67718 June 2009 131 227 005 17 113 20 669 10 956 2 030 6 764 1 257 285 79416 June 2009 132 227 005 17 113 20 669 10 956 1 945 6 764 1 257 285 70911 June 2009 133 227 738 11 137 26 842 11 069 2 777 6 892 583 287 0388 June 2009 134 223 230 10 100 29 804 11 069 2 777 6 892 583 284 4554 June 2009 135 222 126 6 537 31 405 11 063 2 741 6 892 583 281 34729 May 2009 136 215 187 6 563 34 537 11 086 2 741 6 892 496 277 50228 May 2009 137 215 187 6 563 34 537 11 086 2 741 6 892 583 277 58925 May 2009 138 223 895 6 563 38 959 11 086 2 483 6 893 583 290 46222 May 2009 139 221 014 6 563 38 959 11 086 2 483 6 837 583 287 52521 May 2009 140 206 074 6 563 38 959 11 086 2 483 6 837 583 272 58518 May 2009 141 153 884 6 563 39 241 11 086 2 483 6 374 583 220 21417 May 2009 142 136 917 5 909 39 241 11 079 2 245 6 374 582 202 34714 May 2009 143 136 532 2 944 39 241 11 086 2 245 6 374 582 199 00413 May 2009 144 136 428 2 944 39 241 11 086 2 245 6 374 582 198 90011 May 2009 145 136 469 2 944 39 237 11 079 1 997 5 889 391 198 0066 May 2009 146 131 588 5 568 40 326 11 089 1 997 5 872 392 196 8325 May 2009 147 129 109 5 568 38 871 11 089 1 997 5 872 392 192 8984 May 2009 148 125 324 5 584 39 169 11 089 1 997 5 674 392 189 22929 April 2009 149 106 608 6 134 41 045 11 089 1 997 5 664 571 173 10828 April 2009 150 105 645 6 134 40 892 11 089 1 997 5 660 571 171 98826 April 2009 151 93 038 6 134 44 006 11 066 1 997 234 571 157 04623 April 2009 152 49 580 5 549 41 545 11 066 1 863 234 449 110 28622 April 2009 153 34 500 2 407 33 929 10 187 1 863 234 449 83 56921 April 2009 154 34 500 2 407 33 929 10 187 1 863 234 449 83 56920 April 2009 155 29 403 2 407 29 772 5 741 1 135 234 407 69 0998 April 2009 156 21 653 2 533 31 432 5 741 1 135 318 407 63 21931 March 2009 157 18 340 2 596 28 999 5 504 1 135 517 433 57 52430 March 2009 158 18 340 2 596 28 999 5 015 1 135 545 431 57 06124 March 2009 159 13 188 2 596 29 039 5 015 1 135 545 431 51 94913 March 2009 160 4 679 2 584 26 273 3 426 1 135 621 268 38 98611 March 2009 161 4 679 2 584 25 997 3 426 1 135 621 268 38 7106 March 2009 162 4 212 2 581 25 841 2 606 1 135 822 277 37 4744 March 2009 163 3 344 2 581 26 478 2 366 1 133 653 277 36 8322 March 2009 164 2 791 2 549 26 940 2 155 1 133 744 277 36 58927 February 2009 165 2 791 2 549 26 940 2 155 1 133 832 246 36 64625 February 2009 166 2 768 2 546 27 015 2 076 854 878 114 36 25116 February 2009 167 1 353 2 205 27 183 2 067 854 33 66211 February 2009 168 2 205 17 797 20 0029 February 2009 168 2 205 12 671 14 8761 Figures are the latest available on date References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l ASA 37 016 2009 Unlock the Camps in Sri Lanka Safety and Dignity for the Displaced Now Amnesty International 10 August 2009 Retrieved 22 October 2009 Refugee Issues Department of State USA 19 August 2009 Archived from the original on 15 February 2010 Retrieved 28 November 2010 Sri Lanka After the War 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