2004 Annual Report, NPDS Project.pdf - IDP SriLanka

ecommendations that should be implemented if the social and economic rights ofthe IDPs and Returnees are to be protected and promoted.5.3. The Right to Health and the crisis at the General Hospital, AnuradhapuraThe HRCSL was concerned over the media reports that appeared at the end of theyear 2003 and the beginning of the year 2004, regarding the degrading status of theGeneral Hospital of Anuradhapura.Right to health is one of the fundamental socio and economic rights of the peopleand due to the status of the Hospital not only the people in Anuradhapura but alsothe people living in the adjacent areas are affected. In the report the obligation ofthe state to provide health services have been discussed. After analyzing theobservations made in the study the Report forwards certain recommendations on thecoordination of the Central Government and the Provincial Governments, HospitalAuthorities and the Provincial Health Authorities etc.This is a combine study of the Law Review Project and the NPDS for InternallyDisplaced Persons Project.5.4. Calendar 2005A calendar was prepared by the project with the theme of “ safe guarding rights.. tolife, freedom without harassment and discrimination; within the chosen habitat.”Non-human pictures were used to depict human qualities and human rights such asright to education, right to basic health care, right to life, freedom from genderdiscrimination, rights of the immigrant workers, right of the IDPs to return to their homeswith dignity, rights of the child, right to shelter are being depicted in the calendar.For example for the month of June the rights of the IDPs to return to their Homes withdignity is being promoted with the photo of the Knuckles range where a detailed,natural rock formation depicting the geographical contours of Sri Lanka. It sated “ SriLanka – the place we call home. People displaced by war or other means have aright to return to their homes with dignity.”In the month of November with the colourful pictures of exotic fish bring forth thetheme of right to housing. “ The fish are luckier than many people of the world today.They enjoy the bounties of their ocean home, which are still available in abundance.On dry land, some aren’t so lucky. In the human world, the right to housing, basicinfrastructure and basic living standards isn’t enjoyed by many people today”5.5. Other PublicationsI. Internally Displaced In Sri LankaA leaflet that discusses the situation of eth IDPs in the country.II.Can a Colour Pencil Talk?A leaflet for the children’s day programme 2004III.Can A Colour Pencil Talk?A booklet that discusses the children’s programme 2004 and therecommendations that were forwarded by the Project.Annual Report 2004National Protection and Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons ProjectHuman Rights Commission of Sri Lanka41