Resettlement needs basic facilities!
Mr. Navaratnam Kabilan has lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) alleging that there are plans to evict resettled people from a village north of Kanjiramottai in Vavuniya.
Many have lodged complaints against the Forest Resources Department, the District Forest Resources Officer and the Vavuniya Forest Resources Department office at No. 10, SEO Lane, Jaffna Road, Vavuniya.
Although the villagers of Kanjiramottai in the Vavuniya North Divisional Secretariat Division had no shortage of facilities, they were displaced by the war and lived in other areas. They were resettled after the end of the war amid protests from the Forest Department. But they were not allowed to live on basic amenities. In their complaint, Kabilan said that they were inconvenienced by not being able to get electricity in this situation and that they were trying to evict them without providing proof of residency.
Although the people have informed the divisional secretaries about this human rights violation against the people of the area since 2018, many say that they are still living without land documents.
Mr. Kabilan pointed out that government officials were violating the rights of these people for reasons such as race and political policy, and requested the Human Rights Commission to allow the people to continue living there, requesting the Forest Department to intervene and provide land documents. As.
The racial discrimination of the officials of the Forest Resources Department has caused great dissatisfaction among the people of the area. There is a general perception that such acts, which hinder resettlement in their ancestral lands, could create an unfavorable environment due to ethnic divisions and ongoing human rights abuses.
– Navaratnam Kabilan
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