annual report – 2006 anuradhapura region - IDPs in Sri Lanka

NATIONAL PROTECTION & DURABLE SOLUTION FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSON PROJECT
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA
# 63,
Freeman Mawatha,
Anuradhapura.
TP 025-2236430
Email hrcaidp@sltnet.lk
ANNUAL REPORT – 2006
ANURADHAPURA REGION
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Content
Anuradhapura District 4
Population
Social & Economy
Human rights commission 5
IDP population 8
IDP standard 10
Health and sanitation
Occupation
Dry ration
Regional Activities 13
Special Activities 24
Conducted meeting 29
Meeting summery 31
Analysis complaints 32
Account & Admin 40
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Anuradhapura district
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his sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by
Sangamittha, the founder of an order of Buddhist nuns. Anuradhapura, a Ceylonese political and religious capital that flourished for 1,300 years,
was abandoned after an invasion in 993. Hidden away in dense jungle for many years, the splendid site, with its palaces, monasteries and
monuments, is now accessible once again.
Anuradhapura district comes under the North Central Province.Vovuniya, Trincomalee, Pollonnaruwa, Matale, Kurunegala, Puttlam and Mannar district are
boundaries of Anuradhapura district. 22 divisional Secretariats and 694 Grama Niladari divisions are in this district. There are about 3085 villages in the
district.Anuradhapura district is divided in to 06 police divisions and there are 24 police stations in the district.
Situation of Anuradhapura
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Population of the district
Population of the district is around 746466.Out of this population 50.7% is male and 49.28% are female. Around 64.4% are the 18 years and above and
reminder 35.6% are below 18 years. Population density is 112 person per square Km. Ethnic wise around 677667(90.8%) are Sinhalese, 5064(0.7%) are Sri
Lankan Tamil, 517(0.1%) are Indian Tamils, 61503(8.2%) are Muslims and others 1715(0.2%) are in the district.
Socio Economic cultural situation
Most of the people are follow Buddhism (90.1%). And also Islam 8.2% Hindu 0.6%, Roman Catholic 0.8% and NRC 0.3% in the district. Anuradhapura
district has long history. At that time this ancient city were ruled by the several great kings and there was a developed culture that created though the
Buddhism. So people are giving more respect to this district. Most of the people are doing farming, because many tanks and land are available in the district.
NPDS for IDPs Project of Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka
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ecause of the ethnic conflict The Internal Displaced Persons Population of Sri Lanka was increased day by day. After considering Human Rights
Violation of Internal Displaced Persons, Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has decided to establish Durable Mechanism on behalf of the IDPs
rights. The Project for the Internal Displaced Persons of Human Rights Commission established 10 June 2002.And it was originally focused protection and
promotion of Human Rights for Internal Displaced persons. The project regional office in Anuradhapura established 25 th of October 2004.
IDPs in Anuradhapura District
At present 10087 IDPs are living in Anuradhapura district. Most of them are born with in the district. In addition to that large number of IDPs came from
other threaten district like Mannar, Vavuniya, Jaffna and Trincomalee.In starting of this year round 2334 IDPs were living in the district. But after LTTE
attack on 15 June 2006 large numbers of families were displaced in Kabithigollewa DS division. Around 497 persons were displaced from the village like
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Kanugahawewa, Thalgahawewa, Nikawewa, Yakawewa, Halmillawetiya, Kelepuliyankulama and Dutuwewa.68 persons including children were died by this
incident.
After LTTE attack on 15 th June 2006 five newly welfare centers were created in Kabithigollewa DS division as given below.
Village Place of temporary
shelter
No of families Population
Kanugahawewa Ihalausgollewa 172 594
Yakawewa Grevelkanda 170 365
Halmillawetiya Economic center 82 294
Puliyankulama Thekka waththa 60 271
Thalgahawewa Viharahalmillewa 61 184
Total 1707 488
In near future most of the IDPs have gone back to their original places. But large no of IDPs came from other district like Mannar, Vavuniya, Jaffna and
Trincomalee.
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IDPs of
Kabithigollewa wc
IDPs of Madatugama wc
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Divisional Secretariat vise IDPs
DS division Welfare center
Inside the wc Out side the wc
Families Members Families Members
Kabethigollewa Wahalkada
41 168 10 12
Economical center 88 329
Y-Handiya
64 216
Viharahalmillewa 52 199
Nacchaduwa Nacchaduwa 159 629 39 195
Kekirawa Maradankadawala 82 328 02 08
Kollankuttigama 91 299
Ganewalpola 15 47 02 06
Madatugama Muslim
Viddylaya WC
53 193 05 25
Unagollewa
22 97
Horapola
02 06
Dunumadalawa
02 06
Bandarapothana
02 15
Rabewa Ikirigollewa 70 232
Salamabapura 324 2250 174 764
Thalawa Mawathawewa 53 153 27 101
Ippologama Kalawewa 82 369 11 53
Kahatagasdigiliya Dacchahalmillewa 11 31 18 65
Padaviya Grevalkanda 109 412 12 48
Horowpathana Kiulekada
56 135 - -
Morakewa
25 79
Palagala Nelliyagama 109 452469 - -
Pandulagama 21 110
Nochchiyagama 39 195
Medawachchiya Kadawewa 115 474 108 408
wilachchiya 49 196
Galenbidunuwewa 05 21
NPE 58 230
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Mihintale Kasamaduwa 21 53 26 70
Galnewa 01 05
Thirappane Pariyakulama 56 192 19 76
Total 20 25 1676 7240 654 2712
Name of DS division and no of lived IDPs
DS division No of IDPs
Kabethigollewa 924
Nachchaduwa 824
Kekirawa 1030
Rabewa 3246
Thalawa 254
Ippologama 422
Kahatagasdigiliya 96
Padaviya 460
Horowpathana 214
Palagala 452
Pandulagama 110
DS division No of IDPs
Nochchiyagama 195
Medawachchiya 882
wilachchiya 196
Galenbidunuwewa 21
NPE 230
Mihintale 123
Galnewa 5
Thirappane 268
Total 20 9952
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Stranded of the IDPs in Anuradahpura district
Health and sanitation
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arge number of IDPs live are lived some village of Kabithigollewa, Padaviya, and Rambewa. Some of them are uneducated persons. They should
have a better knowledge about health and sanitation. But those threaten villages are covered by one mid wife. If one mid wife work for the one
village, the IDPs and people of threaten village can obtain benefits.
Transport facilities not provide to those rural areas. Therefore patients and pregnant women have to face many difficulties. And also clinic center located near
the town. Then mother with little babies have to come for long distance. We can recognize some reason regarding bad health and sanitation situation of the
welfare centers.
Ignorance of the health.
Uneducated situation.
Not enough health resources in the threaten villages.
The Internal Displaced children those who are in the school going age especially between the ages of 6-12 go for the schools. But most of the students don’t
have facilities to continue their education in a satisfaction way. Most of the children don’t go to the schools very often since they don’t have certain things
such as exercise books, foods and some other necessary things which are claim from the schools. Those situations can be seen the welfare centers of
Vissawela, Kiulekada and Kasamaduwa host community (Mihintale)
Some students drop their school life in a half way in order to help their families economically and helping hand to their parents, Younger brothers and sisters.
Because this they have engaged in wage labour with their parents or adults. Not only that we can recognize one of tendency regarding the children who lost
their fathers or mothers. Especially IDP childrens’ mothers who went abroad have badly affected. These kinds of children don’t make regular school visits
and enjoy the maximum use of freedom. Some IDP children have abandoned the school life in a half way and subjected in to alcoholism even they are in the
ages between 12 and 18. This tendency can be seen in Wahalkada D6, D7 Thulana.A few children complete GCE (O/L) and GCE (A/L) examinations. But
since they don’t have money to go for tuitions or attend their school regularly the many students were unable to take the required results for the A/L
examination. And also the students, who live in temporary shelters, don’t have proper environment to study.
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Avery few children have entered to the university. As an example there are 04 university students in Gravel Kanda welfare center In Kabithigollewa. When
consider some IDP parents ideas a very few parents have high interest in sending their children in to schools even with minimum facilities. There is another
problem regarding the educations of the IDPs children. There are not enough physical resources and Human resources in the schools of threaten villages. This
is also vital problems regarding their education.
We can recognize some reasons to drop out and familiar of children’s education.
Children are earning money for their families.
Poor economical conditions.
Not enough resources in the schools of threaten villages.
Ignorance of the parents.
Habits of alcoholism.
Mothers have migrated for employment.
Parents no have interest in sending their children in to schools.
No have proper environment to study
Occupation
Most of the newly IDPs completely depend on dry ration. In addition to that several IDPs were engaged in farming but not in the paddy farming as they
did in their villages. Some IDPs cultivate other crops in the limited spaces
The next majority of the IDPs engaged in wage labour, carpentry, mason work, and home guards. Several IDPs of DS division level were helped by the
NGOs to develop their livelihood. As an example CARE international were conducted livelihood development programs in threaten villages. But those
people don’t have enough knowledge how to start self employment and how to manage it. If these people gave a knowledge regarding that, they suddenly
forget it. We can recognize several issues related to their economical conditions.
Lack of land for the cultivation
Lack of knowledge self employment or any other business
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Dry ration
Don’t have an idea how to select matching job for them.
Changing of their livelihood methods time to time.
Don’t have habit to deposit money
Dependency
Dry Ration is the most important as well as problematic issues for the Internal Displaced Persons. Some IDPs of Anuradhapura district entirely depend on dry
ration though they some times engage in wage labour. At present the government has issued “dry ration” and “samurdi” for the IDPs. But few IDPs who are
lived with relations didn’t receive dry ration. As an example there are 27 IDPs families in Kasamaduwa area (Mihintale DS division). Up to now they didn’t
receive dry ration.
Most of the IDPs don’t receive a satisfactory dry ration package of both qualitatively and quantitively. IDPs of Kabithigollewa had mentioned that can’t use
some received food items under the “Lokadara”. Not only that IDPs are suffering a lot due to the late dry ration issues. Some IDPs received ration once for a
14 days. This situation can’t be seen regularly. As well as the newly couple families didn’t issue dry ration cards.
There are many problems regarding the cooperative shops.
Don’t have adequate amount of dry foods and qualitatively food items at the cooperative shops.
Injustice, in-efficiency and authoritative powers of Managers of the cooperative shops over the IDPs.
Corruptions at the cooperative shops.
Lack of most essential foods like milk powder, sugar, soaps, coconut oil.
High prices for food items than the other shops in general.
Don’t issues bills for the dry foods in the cooperative shops which can be accept as correct.
Regional Activities
Programs
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As National Protection and Durable Solutions for Internal Displaced Persons Project of Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, we can conduct Human
Rights Protection and Promotional programs for the government officers, Non government officers, Internal Displaced persons and other civilians. According
to that the Project was conducted several programs for the groups of the society in 2006 as given below.
1. Internal Displaced Persons
2. Human Rights Animators
3. GramaNiladar officers
4. School teachers and students
5. Non Government officers
6. Women headed families
7. District Child Development regional Committee.
Program Summary
Month Kind of program No of
programs
January DCDC program 01 56
June DCDC program 02 52
July School awareness
August
(teachers& students)
No of
02 169
GramaNiladari 01 19
GramaNiladari 03 81
DCDC program 03 127
GramaNiladari 04 136
DCDC program 02 93
beneficiaries
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September
School awareness
(teachers& students)
Women headed family awareness 01 40
NGO workshop 01 22
October HRA program 01 29
Resettlement Model village program 01 350
DCDC program 01 47
GramaNiladari 01 29
November GramaNiladari 03 141
December GramaNiladari 02 50
HRA program 01 47
Total 31 1488
Grama Niladari programs
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A large numbers of programs were conducted on behalf of GramaNiladaro officers in Anuradhapura district.GramaNiladari is represented village leadership
and he should have a good knowledge regarding the people of his area. But according to the project observation GramaNiladaris have became the responded
of IDPS’ complaints. And also those officers no have clear knowledge about Human Rights Fundamental Rights and Internal Displaced persons. Lack of
knowledge of GramaNiladaris’ is one of reason to become them as respondents. There fore NPDS for IDPs Project was selected to aware GramaNiladaris in
Anuradhapura district. 694 GramaNiladaro divisions are in Anuradhapura district. The IDPs are not living in all these GN divisions. But all the
GramaNiladaris can get a chance to work with IDPs. There fore the project cover 95% from GN division in Anuradhapura.
Pro.Date Venue & covered DS divisions No of
participants
Requested
budget
Actual
budget
17-07-2006 Conference hall-Kabithigollewa DS division 19 2500.00 2115.00
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04-08-2006 Conference hall-Padaviya DS division 09 3100.00 2116.25
15-08-2006 Conference hall-Madawachchiya, Rambewa DS division 45 4600.00 4270.00
29-08-2006 Conference hall-Mihintale DS division 22 2240.00 2105.00
01-09-2006 Conference hall-Thirappane DS division 28 4007.00 3885.75
12-09-2006 Conference hall-Thambutthegama Galnewa DS division 34 4600.00 2859.75
19-09-2006 Conference hall-Kekirawa DS division 42 5440.00 4433.75
26-09-2006 Conference hall-Horowpathana, Kahatagasdigiliya DS division 40 5975.00 3812.00
27-10-2006 Conference hall-Thalawa DS division 29 8844.00 6006.75
01-11-2006 Conference hall-Ipologama DS division 37 6974.00 6219.75
10-11-2006 Conference hall-NPC & Wilachchiya DS division 67 11274.00 9491.00
24-11-2006 Conference hall-Nochchiyagama DS division 37 7939.00 6279.75
11-12-2006 Conference hall-Galenbidunuwewa DS division 29 10811.50 5548.00
13-12-2006 Conference hall-Palagala DS division 21 9047.00 4192.00
Total 459 87,351.50 63,334.75
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Discussed topics
� Introducing of Human Rights Commission of SriLanka
� NPDS for IDPs Project
� Legal Protection
� Human Rights and Fundamental Rights
A group work
� Guiding Principles on Internal Displaced Persons
PO is conducting
Madawachchiya GN program
ALO is conducting a lecture
about legal protection
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DCDC Programs
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early 120,000 child populations are in 22 DS division vise of Anuradhapura district. Most of them are neglected by the reason of lack of knowledge of
ordinary people. Because of this situation numbers of child abuse cases are reported to police. So District Child Development Committee proposes to
conduct awareness arising programs for the member of divisional Child Development Committee in Anuradhapura district. Several programs have been
arranged by the District Child Development Committee with close coordination of the NPDS for IDPs Project of HRCSL.
Date Venue No of
participants
Budget
26-01-2006 CTC hall-A’pura 56 Non Budget
26-06-2006 CTC hall-A’pura 52 Non Budget
16-08-2006 DS conference hall-Rajanganaya 45 Non Budget
21-08-2006 DS conference hall-Thambuththegama 38 Non Budget
28-08-2006 DS conference hall-Thirappane 47 Non Budget
11-09-2006 DS conference hall-NPC 42 Non Budget
13-09-2006 DS conference hall-Nachchaduwa 51 Non Budget
12 & 13-10-2006 CTC hall-A’pura 47 Non Budget
Total
Discussed Topics
� Objective of the program
� Identifying and development of child rights
� Existing laws on child abuse
� Case study(Group Discussion)
� Social responsibility for protection of children
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Group discussion of
Thambutthegama DCDC program
Mr Bamnadara(ALO) is addressing DCDC
program of Rajanganaya
Program Manager is giving instruction
for the one of group
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Human Rights Animates Programs
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here are nearly 10900 IDPs families in Anuradhapura district. The project has identified several rights of the IDPs have been violated because of the
displacedment.They have kept away from their normal lifestyle & Family life. It is very difficult to maintain the personal life I the camps or
transitional shelters. This condition creates more Human Rights violations among the basic family and also among the community. As the Project
observation the reason of this critical condition seem to be the unawareness of their rights and duties. There is no durable empowerment system for them to
come up. As NPDS for IDPs Project, it will be easy to spread the message though the young community of the IDPs. Because they are seem to be very
effective and creative. So the Project of Anuradhapura region has conducted the training program and one day field awareness program on Human Rights,
Fundamental Rights for the IDPs in Anuradhapura district.
Date Venue No of
participants
Requested
budget
Actual
budget
02-10-2006 CTC hall-A’pura 29 25925.50 21186.50
20-12-2006 Mawatha wewa WC 43 10351.50 7763.50
Total
Discussed topics
� Introduction of Human Rights Commission
� Protection of law
� The protection and promotion mechanism of the IDPs
� The responsibility of IDPs regarding Human Rights Monitoring
� Arrest and Detention
� Identifying new Human Rights Issues of the welfare centers
�
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NGOs and INGOs workshop
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round 10900 IDPs live in Anuradhapura district. They are displaced within the district and out of the district. According to the project observation
government agencies, NGOs, INGOs and Private section are working on behalf of the IDPs in Anuradhapura district. Among those agencies NGOs and
INGOs are acting a special role for the IDPs. Economical cultural and social needs of the IDPs were providing by the various NGOs and INGOs. Some are
working for the children; some are working for the women. And few NGOs work for the IDPs and others. So NPDS for IDPs Project decided to conduct a
one day work shop on behalf of NGOs and INGOs with several objectives.
Program Objectives
� To aware NGOs & INGOs on Human Rights Fundamental Rights & Guiding Principle.
� To improve inter-agency coordination and collaboration.
� To receive good assistance for the IDPs without any discrimination.
� To build up good coordination with HRC.
� To create coordination plan.
Participants of the program
Name of NGOs INGOs No of
participants
Name of
INGOs
Samadeepa 01 Plan International 03
CDT 02 World vision 01
RGP 01 CCF 01
Thalawa co. program 01 RIJICO 01
Human Resouce Development Foundation 02
AKASA 01
No of
participants
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Rajarata Surekum Padanama 01
RDF 02
Institute of Rural Social Development 01
Total 12 06
No of
participant
s
Participants of the program
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Discussed topics
� Legal protection
NGOs INGOs
� Human Rights Monitoring
� Introduction of Human Rights, Fundamental Rights
� Guiding Principles
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Resettlement Model village program
The NPDS for IDPs project of Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka is working to achieve the objective of ending displacedment and sustainable
resettlement. Not only at the time of displacement, but also at the time of resettlement, the project conducing many programs to win these objectives. 412
displaced persons from 113 families at Padaviya resettled. But it was observed by the project that the people were not socially and culturally resettled. So
there were many reported conflict among the resettle families. To find lasting solution for those problems, the project was planned to conduct resettlement
model village with close coordination with District Secretariat of Padaviya.
Activities of the program
The project was conducted two day programs with several activities. In the first day the project tried to turn their spiritual lives to good way though the
Buddha’s teaching. The consultation program was conducted in the second day and it is very important for all villagers. The project was identified several
problems by this consultation program.
Observing Sill.
� Doctrine about “The way of spiritual progress” and “How to win the lives of the IDPs though the Buddha’s teaching”
� Meditation.
� Discussion of the doctrine.
� Mobile service according to the age category.
Program Manager is conducting a lecture
for NGOs
Ms. Anuradha (ICDO) is explaining the
topic of monitoring
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Sill campaign
The panel was consulting for the
elders
The panel was
consulting for the
The panel was consulting for
the children
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Participants according to the age category
Kind of participants No of participants
Women 54
Children 46
Elders 50
Youths 30
Total 180
Special activities
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Participants according to the age
cotegory
Elders
Women
Youths
Children
PDS for IDPs project conducted several program with combination of government Agencies. When District Secretariat Office conducted some
important program, they have given part to the project also. According to that Government Agent of Anuradhapura requested to participate and take
part for the mobile services at Horowpathana and Kekirawa on 18 th and 19 th December 2006. This mobile services program is organized by the Constitutional
Affairs Ministry. More than 1529 people were participated to this program with getting the solutions for their documentation issues. The project was able to
make consultation for more than 45 people and took over 33 complaints as given below.
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Field Visits
Nature of the
Total of complains
Complains Horowpathana Kekirawa
Article 12(1)(II) 8 11
Article 13(2) - 1
Land 1 3
Compensation 1 -
Domestic violence 2 3
Documentation 2 -
Personal matters 1 -
Total 15 18
In Anuradhapura region, considerable IDPs populations are living in most of the DS divisions. So some of them are come from another district and they are
living since 18 or 20 tears. And also some are displaced very recently. They have been kept away from their normal lifestyle and family life. It is very
difficult to maintain a personal life in the camps or welfare centers. This condition created more Human Rights Violation among the basic family and
community. So as NPDS for IDPs project, we conducted field visits each welfare centers and resettlement villages. Then the project could find out several
problems regarding their dry ration, Heath & sanitation, education.
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Mr.Bandara (ALO) is consulting
the people
Mr.Bandara (ALO) is consulting the
people
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No Date VisitNo Place of visit Name of
01
29-05-2006
02 30.05-2006
03 31-05-2006
01 D.S Office-Thalawa
02 Mawathawewa Relocation-Thalawa D.S Division-377 Thulana
03 Divisional Survey Department-Thambuththegama
04 Vijithapura Welfare Center-Ipalogama D.S Division-493 thulana
05 D.S office –Kebithigollewa
06 Vissawela Welfare center-
07 Kebithigollewa DS Divisipon
08 Kiulekada Welfare Center-
09 Kebithigollewa DS Division
10 CTB Depot-Kebithigollewa
11 Salambapura Welfare Center-Rambewa DS Division
12 DS Office- Mihintale
13 Wahalkada welfare Center-Tack 04-Kebithigollewa DS Division
14 Wahalkada Relocation –Tack, 07, 08-Kebithigollewa DS Division
15 Co-operative shop -Tack 04-Kebithigollewa DS Division
16 Gravel Kanda Welfare Center-Padaviya DS Division
17 Kiulekada Welfare Center-Kabethigollewa DS division
04 01-06-2006 18 Morakewa Welfare center-Horowpathana DS division-127 Morakewa
GN division
Participants
ALO
PO,ALO
PO,ALO
PO,ALO
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05
06
17-07-2006
15-08-2006
07 18-08-2006
19 Mawathawewa Relocation-Thalawa D.S Division-377 Thulana
20 Vijithapura welfare center-Ipalogama DS division-493 Vijithapura GN
division
21 Welfare center near the economical center-Kabithigollewa D.S
Division
22 Welfare center near the viharahalmillewa temple- Kabithigollewa D.S
Division
23 Y-Handiya welfare center (Thekkawaththa) - Kabithigollewa D.S
24 Welfare center near the economical center-Kabithigollewa D.S
Division
25 Ehalausgollewa welfare center- Kabithigollewa D.S Division
26 Boralukanda welfare center - Kabithigollewa D.S Division
PO,ALO
27 Mahasiysmbalagaskada welfare center PO,ALO
28 Madatugama welfare center-Kekirawa DS division-
29 Madatugama GN division
08 01-09-2006 30 Padaviya, Grevakanda Relocation village ALO
PO,ALO
09 06-09-2006 31 Nachchaduwa Re3location village PO, ALO
10 26-09-2006 32 Periyakulam Host village PO,ALO,PA
11 18-10-2006 33 Mawathawewa Relocation and Mawathawewa School ALO
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Month No of visits
May 17
June 03
July 06
August 03
September 03
October 01
November 0
Total 33
Wahalkada D7-D8
village
September,
9%
August 9%
October 3%
July 18%
June 9%
Vissawela welfare center
Field Visits
Novermber
0%
May 52%
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
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Conducted Meetings
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Mahasiyambalagaskada welfare
center
hen the Project find out the problems of IDPs and give the solutions for that, we have to deal with government officers, non government officers and
civilians. According to that the project has to conduct several meetings by focusing IDPs problems. Some meetings are conducting in monthly wise
as an example UNHCR meeting, District Development Committee meeting.
The land for the new IDPs of
Kabithigollewa
Madatugama welfare
center welfare center
The special meeting was organized by the NPDS for IDPs Project of HRCSL. Reasantly in Anuradhapura district; numbers of civilians were killed by
the LTTE terrorist. On the date 15 of June 2006, 67 civilians were died because of LTTE attack in Kabethigollewa. After this incident the people of several
villages were come to the Kabethigollewa central college as the IDPs. At present nearly 1200 IDPs live in Anuradhapura district. Those IDPs are suffering
from various problems. After considering this situation, IDP project decided to create Mechanism combining government officers, NGOs and INGOs. And
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the target of IDP project is to find out sustainable solution for IDPs problems. So we conduct this meeting a first step of future heavy duty. The responsible
officers of heath service, education, security and NGOs and INGOs officers were participated.
Mr.U.D. Yapa who is GA is addressing the GO & NGOs coordination meeting
Month No of
January 01
February 00
March 02
April 00
May 03
June 04
July 02
August 01
September 03
October 01
November 02
December 01
Total 20
meetings
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Meeting summary
08 05-09-2006 014 HRAs
PO,ALO
No Date
06-09-2006
Meeting
015 No
With whom
Regional coordinator HRCSL
Name of
PO participants
01
02
18-01-2006
18-09-2006
24-03-2006
001
016
002
HRAs meeting
UNHCR
DCDC meeting
PO, ALO
ALO
ALO
03 09 28-03-2006 12-10-2006 003 017 HRAs UNHCR meeting ALO, PO,ALO AA
04 09
11-05-2006
06-11-2006
03-11-2006
004
005 018
006 019
District Protection Committee
UNHCR
Stuff Meeting(Mrs. Anuradha & A’pura regional officers)
DPC
UNHCR & LAC
ALO
PO, ALO, PA AA
PO
PO, ALO
05 10 05.06-2006 05-12-2006 007 020 LAC, UNHCR UNHCR, RDF, CTF, Provincial Educational Department ALO PO
Total
08-06-2006 008
020
26-06-2006
27-06-2006
06 11-07-2006
19-07-2006
009
010
011
012
DPC
Government officers & NGOs
GA, Government officers of Kebithigollewa
DPC
Care International
07 29-08-2006 013 DPC PO
ALO, PO
ALO, PO
ALO, PO
ALO, PO
ALO, PO
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Analysis of the complaints received in 2005
T
he NPDS for IDPs Project of HRCSL main task is to receive the complaints, investigation and inquiry on the violation of HR & FR and to
seek solution for them to ensure life with dignity, tights, liberty & equality of IDPs/ returnees. This year there were 70 complains were
received to Anuradhapura regional office apart from the many consultation and 35 complaints come form 2005, so then project had to work with
105 complaints in this year. Since the time that begun Anuradhapura regional office December 2004, 143 complaints were disposed granting
various relief for IDPs.
Complaints receiving and disposing in Anuradhapura
Received
23
Disposed
2004
--
2004
2005
22
2006
01
Received
2005
Disposed
2005
2006
Received
2006
Disposed
2006
50 15 13 70 17 75
Pending
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Mean while ceasefire agreement was prevailed at the middle part of the year, a very bad incidents were happened in Anuradhapura where in
Kebithigollewa, LTTE attacked to a bus carried out civilian and therefore more than 560 families ere displaced. They were settled in Welfare
centers and project had to take immediate legal action to protect their rights as well as due to the LTTE attack to Trincomalee, many families
came to Anuradhapura and they also settled in welfare centers and with host community.
Total Number of complaints received 2006
Region
Pending to 31 st
December 2005
Anuradhapura 35 70
Received Complaints in 2006 by nature
Received 2006
2006 Disposed
2005 cases 2006 cases
13
17
Pending to 31 st December
C
onsidering complaints on torture, Harassment and Illegal arrest & detention were recorded less than the complaints against executive and
administrative action.
2006
75
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Nature of Complaints
Torture, harassment, illegal arrest and detention 01
Complains against executive and administrative action
HR violation (Adequate standard of living condition) 52
No of Complaints
Most of the complaints against the government officials who work with the process of providing living condition of the IDPs due to grievances
of the procedure of dry ration, marriage allowances, compensation, and resettlement and lack of friendly procedure between government officers
and IDPs. The government officers facing many problems due to the lack of national policy on resettlement of IDPs therefore more than 2000
families are living in the WC, RC, Host for 10-15 years as IDPs and many problems are existing without legal protection.
17
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DESCRIPTION Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Augu. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
Nature of violation R D R D R D R D R D R D R D R D R D R D R D R D R D
Fundamental Rights
1. ARITICE 10
2. ARTICLE 11
i. Torture 0 0
ii. Other 0 0
3. ARTICLE 12
i. Equal
protection before the law 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 1 17 3
ii. Discrimination
on the basis of….. 1 0 1
4. ARTICLE 13
i. Illegal arrest 0 0
ii. Illegal
detention 1 1 0
iii. Illegal arrest &
detention 0 0
5. ARTICLE 14
a. Freedom of speech &
expression 0 0
b. Freedom of peace
assembly 0 0
c.Freedom of
association 0 0
d. Freedom to form and
join trade union
0 0
e. Freedom of manifest
own religion
0 0
f. Right to enjoy and
promote own culture and
to use own language 0 0
0 0
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g. Freedom to engage in
any lawful occupation
h. Freedom of
movement and choosing
residence 0 0
i. Freedom to return to
Sri Lanka 0 0
Sub Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 1 18 4
DISCRIPTION Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Augu. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
DISCRIPTION Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Augu. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
Nature of violation R D R D R D R D R D R D R D R D R D R D R D R D R D
B. Violations
including Human
Rights, International
Human Rights law &
Guiding Principles
1. HR abuses
i.
Disappearances 0 0
ii. Abductions
iii. Child
0 0
Recruitment 0 0
iv. Taxation 0 0
v. Other
2. Adequate
standard of living
0 0
condition 0 0
i. Dry ration
ii. Water &
2 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 10 5
Sanitation 2 1 1 3 1
iii. Medical 0 0
iv. Education 1 1 1 1 1 4 1
v. Shelter 1 1 2 0
vi Land 3 1 1 2 2 1 7 1 14 4
0 0
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vii. Income 1 1 1 1
vii. Other 1 3 1 1 1 1 5 3
3. Compensation
4. Cases relating to
1 1 2 3 1
laws
i. Domestic
0 0
violence
ii. Sexual
1 1 1 1
Harassment 0 0
iii. Rape 0 0
iv. Child abuse 1 1 2 0
v. Family Law
vi. Not providing
1 1 1 1
documents 0 0
a. NICs
b. Birth
2 2 0
certificate
c. Death
1 1 1 1
Certificate 0 0
d. Marriage 0 0
e. Certificate
f. Voting
0 0
Registration 0 0
5. Resettlement 2 1 3 0
Sub Total 9 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 5 1 8 0 3 1 3 1 2 0 4 6 2 4 13 2 52 19
Total 10 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 5 2 9 0 3 1 4 2 2 0 4 7 3 4 27 3 70 23
Most probably project had to visit the WC/RC and Host to have consultation and get more details on their complaints because of it was very
difficult and expensive coming to office for IDs from their living places due to distance most of time project had field inquires to seek immediate
and durable solution for their complaisant fairy problems.
One of project achievement was that the close coordination with stake holder was able to formulate for protection of IDPs by having awareness
them rights of the IDPs as a result of that DS, DCDC, GN and NGOs had make complaints on behalf of on violation of rights of the IDPS.
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Statue of the complaints received
FR violation
Under the HRC act HRCSl main mandate is to receive the complaints on violation of FR, most of the complaints against the government
officials those who was involved in the process of allocating ad providing dry ration, compensation, and other relief. Alleging that the equal
protection before the law and discrimination of war IDPs had been violated. The project found that the reason for coming complains 25% against
government officer was that the lack of friendly relationship between IDPs and government officials. When IDPs went to get some service from
government officials, officers not ready to listen them and guide them. To address these issues project was able to conduct government officers’
awareness programs on HR and rights of the IDPs and IDs friendly procedure and as the first step GN of the 22 DS division were trained.
Situation of HR violation
The complaints on the violation of the Human Rights which are not considered under the constitution were considering by the project for the betterment of
IDPs and to provide aducated standard of living condition. There are around 52 complains were received in HR violation and it was 74% out of total
complaints.
Dry ration
Many Complaints were received on dry ration meters such as dirty, low quality and high price from mostly Padaviya, Kebithigollewa and
Thalawa. The project inquired and was able to take remedial action to minimize those problems. Coordination with all relevant authorities,
project was able to take possible action to provide relevant dry ration the end of this month without delay for every IDP in Anuradhapura.
Another special thing was that issuing dry ration system was able to be formulated Coordinating with DS, GN and Manager of Cooperative shop
Padaviya.
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Cooperative shops of Padaviya and Kebithigollewa is practicing this system and they issue the dry ration under the supervision of DS and GN to
address the issue of high price and low quality dry ration.
Education
Few complaints had been received on many problems of education of IDPs children. The project had to issue the recommendation to provincial
educational Director to endure the rights to education of the 35 children in the Salamapura Vidyalaya in Rambewa. As well as many complaints
were received on lack of teachers for IDPs children going schools and project conducted discussion with relevant authorities at the DCDC to
address this issue. The sub committee was formed to deal with this issue and project is observing the pilot program which is conducted to
minimize this issue. To develop and ensure the rights to education project could conduct 4 days seminars series for O/L sitting student in
Kebithigollewa Central College with close coordination of DCDC participating more than 300 children for subject to fulfill the requirement of
the parents. Compensation & assistant was also able to be granted for few IDPs as a result of the innegating system.
Main important achievement of the project in 2006 was resolved with durable solution as a result of the field inquiry system of the project,
relating to land (complain no HRC/IDP/AP/06/008) the land already have been released and resettlement village have been constructed funding
UNHCR in Mawathawewa and Padaviya. Many problems on land permits and they were settled having field inquiry granting relief for IDPs.
More than 10 complaints on land are pending due to existing legal provisions could be addressed those issues. To find a solution for this
systemic ciolation project is trying to draft National policy in resettlement.
Another land mark complains was on child abuse that was able to find durable solution to take immediate legal action in the incident of child
abuse. Obtaining medical report form JMO was taken for long time due to lack of coordination among relevant authorities. The project was able
to lobby that issue to the DCDC and the good coordination was formulated and now it is practicing well. After the investigation of child abuse
incident of complaint no HRC/IDP/AP/06/012 project had submitted a report to NCPA through head office on graveness of existing practices
regarding child abuse cases.
Document issues
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The project made effort to provide legal personnel document with close coordination of relevant authority to whom lost their personal document
and unable to get them. The investigation on not providing death certificates for death under the custody of person was deeply conducted and
still it is on going.
Project assisted to provide personal document for more than 1000 persons with close coordination of constitutional affairs ministry in
Horowpathana& Kekirawa in month of December to ensure that rights to obtain legal document as well as voting registration was able to
promote through the awareness of IDPs and Grma Niladari as well.
Another achievement of the project that many applications was unable to get their marriage allowances and housing allowance due to failure of
existing system of the ministry of re settlement. To address these issues project contact Ministry of resettlement and Ministry have promised in
writing to provide those back allowances for eligible applicant at the beginning of the year 2007.
Apart from the receiving complaint, Investigation and inquiry more than 17 consultations have been done and forwarded relevant institution with
the project letters.
In the next year project is expecting to address some system violation of providing some allowances for IDPs by formulating legal system.
As a result of the investigation of the complaint made by DS kebithigollew a public bus was able to be providing for very rural areas of
Kebithigollewa DS division ensuring transport facilities more than 200 school children of that area.
Account & Admin
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Budget
Allocated
No Line Budget Description budget Expenditure %
1 0.97.f.06030 Diesel 105,000.00 75,289.00 71.70
2 0.97.f.06090 Petrol 15,000.00 11,763.60 78.42
3 0.97.f.08400 Office Supplies 30,000.00 17,590.25 58.63
4 0.97.f.0910 Vehicle Maintenance 39,000.00 43,015.50 110.30
5 0.97.i.09010 Motor bike maintenance
Electric equipment
4,500.00 4,396.00 97.69
6 0.97.i.09020 maintains 10,000.00 600.00 6.00
7 0.97.i.09030 Building maintains 15,000.00 14,679.75 97.87
8 0.97j.10090 Communication cost 90,000.00 75,291.28 83.66
10 0.97.j.10470 Utilities 90,000.00 81,004.04 90.00
11 0.97.k.11080 Training fund 181,768.00
12 0.97.n.14010 Salaries 817,927.96
13 EPF/ETF 194,778.97
14 Photo copier machine 34,258.50
14 Transport contract 12,750.00
Total 1,565,112.85
1. Project Management budget-Traveling
Fuel
Maintenance
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Petrol
Period Amount
January 1,350.00
February 500.00
March 500.00
April 500.00
May 550.00
June 500.00
July 1,612.90
August 1,133.80
September 1,404.90
October 789.10
November 923.00
December 1,999.90
Total 11,763.60
Value
22,000.00
20,000.00
18,000.00
16,000.00
14,000.00
12,000.00
10,000.00
8,000.00
6,000.00
4,000.00
2,000.00
0.00
Diesel & Petrol Exences
January March May July September November
Months
Diesel
Period Amount
29.05.06-02.06.06 4,955.50
22.06.06-28.06.06 307.00
31.07.06-31.08.06 14,045.50
01.09.06-30.09.06 21,500.20
01.10.06-31.10.06 17,114.90
01.11.06-30.11.06 6,633.00
01.12.06-25.12.06 10,733.40
Total 75,289.50
Petrol
Diesel
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Maintenance
Period Bike Cab
February 150.00
April
May 40.00
July 691.00
August 505.00 576.00
September 17,076.00
October 2,880.00 14,785.00
November 130.00 8,430.00
December 2,148.50
Total 4,396.00 43,015.50
Maintenance Expences
Value
18000
16500
15000
13500
12000
10500
9000
7500
6000
4500
3000
1500
0
February April May July AugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
alue
4,000.00
3,500.00
3,000.00
2,500.00
2,000.00
3,489.50
Months
Transport contract Office Supplies
Office Supply
2,107.00
2,957.75
.00
238.00
266.00 3,778.00
Series1
Bike
Cab
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Value
Period Amount
January 1,061.00
February 1,883.00
March 318.00
April 2,715.00
June 450
August 3,546.00
September 1,275.00
December 1502
6,000.00
5,000.00
4,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
0.00
1,011.00
January
Building Maintenance
260.00
February
0.00
0.00
460.00
520.00
March
April
May
June
501.25
July
August
0.00 1,252.50
September
October
5,006.20
5,668.80
November
Months
Communication Electric Equipment Maintains
30,000.00
Total 12,750.00
2. Project Management - Office management
Building Maintenance
25,000.00
20,000.00
15,000.00
26,625.49
81.02
,210.40
80
Communication
15,383.67
November,
40.00
December,
0.00
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October

20,000.00
17,500.00
15,000.00
12,500.00
10,000.00
7,500.00
Value
0.00
Utilities
5,000.00
2,500.00
January
18,359.95
February
5,852.74
March
4,947.24
April
3,664.71
May
Months
Programs Expenditures
5,741.35
June
3,136.52
5,937.02
July
August
4,005.11 7,887.36
September
October
8,298.51
November
8,183.03
December
4,990.50
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Grama Niladari awareness programs
HRAs & IDPs awareness programs
NGO programs
Information Center
Total expenditure for each program
No Nature of Program Total
expenditure
01 Grama Niladari awareness program 63,380.00
02 HRAs & IDP awareness program 71,988.50
03 NGO awareness program 19,681.00
04 Information Center 12,258.50
Staff Salary for 2006
Total program expenditure 167,708.00
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No
Name
Designatio
n
Total Salary
obtained
Total No
of
Attendanc
e
Total no
of leave
Date of
Join
Remarks
1 I.M.S Bandara ALO
200.5 26.5 2005.06.20
2 C. T Arachchi PO
258,336.00
12,882.00 20 20 2005.09.01 Resigned
3 C.A.H. Mudalige AA 17,6640.00 209 13 2004.10.18
4 L.S.A Manoj Thilanka OA 6,440.00 18 2 2005.11.01 Resigned
5 A.G.F.Dilshana PA 38,456.00 32 6 2006.09.20 Resigned
5 Deepak weerakkody PO 243,800.00 136 4 2005.06.01
6 R.M. Wimalarathna OA 49,620.62 96.5 3.55 2006.07.11
7 A.M.A. Wijayasiri Drive 31,755.34 53 1 2006.09.12
Project Items
Reference No Item Qty
HRC/IDP/A/010 Executive chair 2
HRC/IDP/A/011 Damro wood Coupboard 1
HRC/IDP/A/012 Four seat chair(RED) 2
HRC/IDP/A/013 Executive table 1
HRC/IDP/A/014 Computer table 1
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HRC/IDP/A/015 Damro Small table 1
HRC/IDP/A/018 Steal table 2
HRC/IDP/A/054 Large cupboard 1
HRC/IDP/A/055 File cupboard 1
HRC/IDP/A/062 Table Nimico 1
HRC/IDP/A/063 Damro executive table 1
HRC/IDP/A/064 Damro Executive chair 1
HRC/IDP/A/065 Damro visitors chair 2
HRC/IDP/A/066 Damro executive chair 1
Non Project Items funded by UNHCR
No Reference No Item Date of
received
01 HRC/IDP/A/001 Dell Computer 2004.12.06 413826
02 HRC/IDP/A/002 Monitor 2004.12.06
03 HRC/IDP/A/003 UPS 2004.12.06 414306
04 HRC/IDP/A/004 Intel mouse 2004.12.06
05 HRC/IDP/A/005 Key board 2004.12.06
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06 HRC/IDP/A/006 USB fax modem 2004.12.06
07 HRC/IDP/A/007 Photo copier machine 2004.12.06 TSQ 03846
08 HRC/IDP/A/008 Hero Honda bike 2005.09.20 353381
09 HRC/IDP/A/067 Mitsubishi Cab L 200 2006.09.12
10 HRC/IDP/A/068 Yasika Camera 2006.09.21 436527
11 HRC/IDP/A/069 Dell laptop Latitude 2006.09.29 353439
12 HRC/IDP/A/070 3M Projector 2006.09.29 414094
13 HRC/IDP/A/071 Project screen 206.09.29 LKA/3054
14 HRC/IDP/A/072 CDMA telephone 2006.10.08
Mails registers
Out going mail record No Incoming mail record No
Letters posted 644 Letters incoming 253
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