90,000 Refugees Will Return Home in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province

The United Nations refugee agency, the UNHCR, said that the return of tens of thousands of West Batticaloa refugees to their original homes by the Sri Lanka

“Our staff monitoring the situation on the ground say the majority of people are eager to return home, the returns are voluntary and in line with international protection standards,” UNHCR spokesperson Jennifer Pagonis said.

More than 90,000 people who were displaced in Batticaloa District after heavy fighting between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lanka security forces last February were started being moved back to their original homes, Monday May 14. The areas were under the LTTE until the Sri Lanka security forces pushed them out of the area.
government is done according to the international safety standards and voluntarily.

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