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Hero's day Statement

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  Europe which has a total population of 800 million is made up of 45 language based nation states. South Asia which has a total population of one billion, (1000 million) is comprised of four states. Who is preventing and therefore benefiting by limiting new nation-states in South Asia?
 


December HR Release

 
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November fortnight civilian toll

Statistics on the civilian toll for the November fortnight (till 15 Nov) is given as table below.

Of the 39 civilians shot and killed by paramilitary groups and Sri Lankan military in the Northeast, 23 killings were from Jaffna and 7 are from Batticaloa.

Another 62 civilians died due to Sri Lankan military bombing and shelling. This includes the 47 killed in the Kathiraveli school refugee camp shelling on 8 November. Six of the deaths were caused by the bombing near Kilinochchi hospital on 2 November in which five from one home died and a heart patient at the hospital also died due to shock. The other nine civilians were killed in Vaharai a location of great human tragedy.

In this fortnight 22 civilians were disappeared by the Sri Lankan military and paramilitary groups. Nine of the disappearances are from Jaffna. Eight civilians were abducted from Thirukovil in Amparai in one incident.

17 November 2006

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