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Friday, March 1, 2019
Sri Lankan police obstruct Keppapulavu signature campaign
Sri Lankan police officers and intelligence personnel threatened
displaced families from Keppapulavu who launched a signature campaign
this week.
27 February 2019
The protesters, who are predominantly women, were photographed and warned against conducting their protest.
The campaign is to be taken via a mobile van across the North starting
in Mullaitivu, travelling to Kilinochchi, Jaffna, then Mannar, Vavuniya
and Negombo, before going to Colombo on March 2.
Although almost ten years have passed since the end of the armed
conflict the Sri Lankan military continues to control and occupy vast
swathes of land in the Tamil homeland, forcing families to remain
displaced.
Keppapulavu families began their prolonged campaign for their homes in
March 2017. The campaign, which has seen widespread support among Tamils
across the North-East and diaspora worldwide, has reached out to
several international bodies, including the UN High Commissioner for
Human Rights.
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On January 28, residents of Keppapulavu intensified their campaign to
have their lands released from Sri Lankan army occupation, getting as
close to the camp and their lands as possible while military personnel
and police were deployed to hold them back.
