2004 Annual Report, NPDS Project.pdf - IDP SriLanka

Raising awareness on human rights was one of the strategies of the project to protectand promote rights of IDPs. To ensure life with dignity, rights, liberty and equality of theIDPs/ Returnees the Project conducted a number of programmes for governmentofficials, members of the NGOs and civil society and for the general public includingIDPs and returnees.Project objectives of raising awareness are to empower the IDPs/ Returnees to protecttheir rights, building capacities of the government and non-government officials toprovide better services for IDPs and returnees and to minimize human rights violations.The Project conducted programs on thematic basis and out side requirements. Toprotect voting rights of the IDPs/ Returnees project conducted many programs onright to vote and laws relating to registration for relevant government officials, NGOsand general public.To ensure IDPs / Returnees obtain personal documents; the project did trainingprograms for related government officers with the Register General and DeputyCommissioner of Registration of Persons in Mannar, Vavuniya, Puttalam, Batticoloaand Monaragala districts. In addition to that, human rights animators and generalpublic were made aware on how to obtain personal documents.Women and Children were identified as a vulnerable group and they are beingsubject to abuse and harassment and it was felt that creating awareness among thecommunity on their rights would be beneficial to them the project made availablemany awareness programs for them.The project celebrated universal human rights day in Anuradhapura and parallel tothat conducted series of awareness raising programs on human rights and peace.Especially, to celebrate universal human rights day, the project did programs withcollaboration of Police, Government Agents, and NGOs.In addition to that, the project did one TV programs, five radio programs and sevenlobbing programs.Over 150 Awareness programmes were conducted throughout the year 2004 whichfocused in to the special issues that were identified and also basic awarenessprogrammes on human rights, fundamental rights and guiding principles on internaldisplacement.BATTICALOA27 Programmes were conducted during the year focusing in to the issue of obtainingpersonal documents, voter registration and basic understanding on human right,fundamental rights and guiding principles on internal displacement.JAFFNAIn the region 24 programmes were conducted on the issues of child rights, womenrights, Human Rights, Fundamental rights, Guiding Principles on displacement,obtaining personal documents. Target Groups were IDPs, Government Authorities,Human Rights Animators, Journalists and school students.Annual Report 2004National Protection and Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons ProjectHuman Rights Commission of Sri Lanka37