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Viewing cable 09COLOMBO1140, UPDATE ON KEY IDP PROTECTION ISSUES

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09COLOMBO1140 2009-12-15 05:57 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Colombo
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 COLOMBO 001140 
 
//CANCEL - RESENT AS COLOMBO 1148 // 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/INSB 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON KEY IDP PROTECTION ISSUES 
 
COLOMBO 00001140  001.9 OF 003 
 
 
//ZFR   ZFR   ZFR   ZFR   ZFR   ZFR   ZFR   ZFR   ZFR// 
RESENT AS COLOMBO 1148 
 
 
COLOMBO 00001140  002.6 OF 003 
 
 
5. (SBU) In addition to the threats returnees face when 
returning to areas not fully demarcated, the UN cannot access 
areas lacking demining certification, and thus returnees must 
walk long distances, often through mined areas, to transit 
centers to pick up food and other assistance. Lack of UN 
presence in many areas also limits protection monitoring. 
Lack of demining in many paddy fields prevents farmers from 
planting and leaves them without a livelihood.  While some 
advocates continued to call for mine risk education, one INGO 
representative noted that IDPs from the Vanni had been 
educated about mines for years and that accidents would stem 
less from lack of awareness than the necessity of earning a 
living. 
 
SINGLE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS 
------------------------ 
 
6. (SBU) The war, subsequent disappearances, and large 
numbers of persons held in detention centers had left many 
people, primarily women, heading households on their own. 
Many were only recently on their own and had not yet 
developed coping strategies.  Some women did not yet feel 
capable of returning and preferred to stay in camps.  Some of 
those who did return felt vulnerable in isolated areas 
without electricity, or ill-equipped to rebuild their homes 
on their own.  Gender-based violence and exploitation has 
been reported in the camps and could also surface in returns 
areas.  IDPs had also reported considerable anxiety about 
separated family members, making family reunification an 
important part of recovery. 
 
RETRAINING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
---------------------------------------- 
 
7. (SBU) Land-mine accidents and other war-related violence 
had left a large population of amputees and other disabled 
persons. They would need assistance developing new skills and 
livelihoods. 
 
NGO ACCESS 
---------- 
 
8. (SBU) NGOs and INGOs still lacked adequate access to 
returns areas.  While some INGOs have recently been granted 
access to work in the health sectors, others have had their 
applications for work in returns areas denied by the 
Presidential Task Force (PTF).  The Sri Lankan Consortium of 
Humanitarian Agencies had circulated guidelines entitled 
"Collaboration between Government and NGOs in North Sri 
Lanka" regarding selection of INGOs for approval and 
collaboration requirements, but INGOs had not received the 
guidelines directly from the PTF and it was unclear whether 
the PTF has approved them.  In addition to playing an 
important role in protection monitoring, INGOs could bring 
specialized services such cy medical 
care and other services.  UN agencies were working to ensure 
a smooth transition from relief to development activities. 
 
LAND AND PROPERTY RESTITUTION 
----------------------------- 
 
10. (SBU) As returns increase, so will property disputes in 
particular, as some of the more long-term IDPs begin to 
 
COLOMBO 00001140  003.2 OF 003 
 
11. (SBU) While the GSL had greatly improved the returns 
process by providing the International Organization for 
Migration advance notice of organized returns, the IDPs 
themselves were still excluded from the process. IDPs were 
asked to be on standby for organized returns for up to a 
week.  They were given insufficient detail about conditions 
in their areas of origin to make informed decisions about 
returning. 
 
DE-MILITARIZATION 
----------------- 
 
12. (SBU) In some areas, particularly Kilinochchi, the 
military maintained a strong presence and sometimes occupied 
civilian homes.  Interlocutors reported slow 
demilitarization.  High security zones continued to bar some 
returns as well. 
 
PREVIOUS IDPS 
------------- 
 
13. (SBU) The GSL has taken a new interest in the "old IDP" 
caseload of approximately 300,000 who were displaced before 
August 2008.  On December 7, Resettlement Minister Bathiudeen 
announced that the GSL would begin returning Muslim IDPs from 
the Northern Province back to their homes on December 26.  An 
estimated 65,000 to 72,000 Muslim Sri Lankans were expelled 
from the Northern Province by the LTTE in October 1990. They 
have lived in displacement for the last 19 years, mainly in 
camps in Puttalam.  The GSL had indicated that it would like 
UNHCR to extend its support, which now targets post-August 
2008 IDPs, to this caseload. UNHCR's budget provided only for 
the "new IDPs."  In UNHCR's view, the newer group was 
generally more vulnerable as it had not had access to 
livelihoods in camps.  However, UNHCR did recognize that 
there were vulnerable IDPs among the older group too, and 
would consider supporting them based on funding availability 
and donor input. 
 
POTENTIAL FOR FORCED RETURNS 
---------------------------- 
 
14. (SBU) One humanitarian advocate opined that political 
pressure could prompt the GSL to close Manik Farm completely 
before all IDPs had safe, viable destinations for return. 
The GSL could simply force returns and decline to continue to 
recognize IDPs or it could move people to transit camps in 
Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu.  Some felt transit camps would be 
preferable, but there is currently little humanitarian access 
to these areas. 
 
15. (SBU) COMMENT:  While recent GSL policy changes may be in 
part politically motivated as the election draws near, they 
are nonetheless welcome improvements. As IDPs move from camps 
to home or transferred displacement, the focus of those 
providing assistance will also shift, while continuing to