Sri Lanka Will Resettle 50,000 Tamil War Refugees in Two Weeks

Sri Lanka said it will resettle 50,000 mostly Tamil refugees within two weeks as the international community presses for their release from camps where they have been held since the civil war ended in May.

The refugees will return to their homes, including in Kilinochchi, the former headquarters of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and Mullaitivu, where Tamil Tiger forces made their last stand, the government said.

The U.S. is leading calls for the swift return of more than 280,000 refugees to their homes. The U.K.’s opposition Conservative Party said yesterday they have spent 100 days in camps since the war ended and called on Sri Lanka to allow “full and unrestricted access” by United Nations workers and aid groups to the centers. Read more ...