2004 Annual Report, NPDS Project.pdf - IDP SriLanka

Human Rights AnimatorsThe vision of the programme is to build the rights protected society for IDPs andReturnees. And the mission of the programme is setting up an energetic group ofpeople who assist IDPs and Returnees to get remedies and other services to enjoybasic rights, protect rights and prevent violence and violations of IDPs and Returneesby ensuring life with dignity, rights, liberty and equality for IDPs and Returnees byprotecting them from all kinds of abuses and violations.Goals and Objectives Setting up an IDP groups to assist and Returnees to get the remedies and otherservices to enjoy basic rights from the government and non governmentinstitutions Empower IDPs and Returnees to standing up to enjoy their rights and protect rights Educating IDPs , Returnees and educate societies on rights and responsibilities toestablishing a human rights cultured society. Reach the goals and objectives of the Project, receiving first hand information inhuman rights violations Collecting information, getting assistance to organize meetings and projectactivities And, Setting up a group of people who take over the social responsibilities andsocial leadership to have sustainable mechanism to promote and protect theirrights even though the Project is not there.ActivitiesThese people were selected from the displaced communities, as it is possible for themto understand and feel the issues that prevail and also they can provide withauthentic information regarding them.Region Number ofWCsNumber ofHRAsJaffna 70 74Batticaloa - 59Mannar 6 56Vauniya 18 37Puttlam 48 92Trincomalee 11 25TOTAL 153 343After the HRAs were enrolled orientation programmes were carried out in each region.The orientation programmes were started in April and the first phase ended in June. Inthe orientation programme the HRAs were given understanding on human rights,fundamental rights, remedial institutions. In the programmes regional Human Rightsissues were identified by the HRAs as the most prevalent in their areas, such as issue ofthe school drop outs, loss of personal documents, alcoholism, High Security Zones, lackof basic facilities in the welfare centers and child abuses. At the end of theprogrammes HRAs agreed to work on identified issues.Monthly meetings and training were conducted for the HRAs. The Project started thefirst month with a training programme on voting rights and the second month it was onobtaining the lost personal documents. The HRAs were assigned to assist their owncommunities to fill the relevant documents to obtain the necessary documents.Annual Report 2004National Protection and Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons ProjectHuman Rights Commission of Sri Lanka21