Vanni Displacement video: Many forced to live in open space
Many of the people displacing in Vanni are living in open spaces as the number of displaced continues to grow, according to a news report released by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) Peace Secretariat website LTTE PS today:
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The number of people displacing in Vanni continues to grow as their homes are targeted by Sri Lanka military artillery fire. More than 100,000 people within the Vanni area have displaced since the clashes restarted in mid 2006.
Many of the displaced are forced to live in the open space. Shortage of fuel affects the transport of drinking water to the IDPs. Shortage of cement affects the building of toilets for the IDPs. Both these shortages were imposed by the Sri Lanka Government and could easily be rectified. Blocking humanitarian aid for the children among IDPs is a serious violation of international humanitarian law.
The pictures in the clip show the conditions of the displaced in Vanni. The lack of privacy for the young girls and women under the conditions seen in this clip will strike anyone in the face.
