Issues: Internally displaced persons

See also: Humanitarian
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Imminent Eviction in the Heart of Phnom Penh

The small community know as Group 78 located in the riverside area of Phnom Penh have live on their land since 1983....

Regions: Cambodia

Issues: Internally displaced persons

Witnessed: 2809 times

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Refugees flee Sri Lanka "safe zone" - 06 May 09

New testimony by a group of Sri Lankan refugees appears to counter government claims that it has stopped shelling its so-called safe zone in the north of the island.

Regions: Sri Lanka

Issues: Armed conflict, Crimes against humanity, Internally displaced persons

Witnessed: 1227 times

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Sri Lanka admits military bombed 'no-fire' zone - 1 May 09

Sri Lanka's government has admitted to Al Jazeera that its military bombed an area held by separatist fighters and now crowded with trapped civilians. ...

Regions: Sri Lanka

Issues: Armed conflict, Internally displaced persons, Violence

Witnessed: 1065 times

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LTTE defector accuses group of civilian murder - 30 Apr 09

A former Tamil Tiger separatist has told Sri Lankan state television that the Tamil fighters have killed hundreds of civilians as they tried to flee the northeastern war zone. ...

Regions: Sri Lanka

Issues: Armed conflict, Child soldiers, Internally displaced persons

Witnessed: 1240 times

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Sri Lankan civilians trapped in 'no fire zone' - 25 Apr 09

As the Sri Lankan government confronts the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), between 15,000 and 50,000 civilians are estimated to be trapped in the conflict zone - a four square kilometre pocke...

Regions: Sri Lanka

Issues: Armed conflict, Internally displaced persons, Violence

Witnessed: 1079 times

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Civilians suffer in Sri Lanka conflict - 19 Apr 09

The Sri Lankan government has created a "no-fire" zone is northern Sri Lanka as a refuge for civilians in the ongoing conflict. ...

Regions: Sri Lanka

Issues: Armed conflict, Humanitarian, Internally displaced persons

Witnessed: 1157 times

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People Living With HIV/AIDS Living in Fear of Forced Eviction

Over 30 families living with HIV/AIDS in the "green shed" at the Borei Kila social land concession are facing the prospect of eviction.

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Regions: Cambodia

Issues: HIV-AIDS, Housing, Internally displaced persons

Witnessed: 7916 times

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The Burma Challenge Grant

In support of the Genocide Intervention Networks Burma Early Warning Project, the Echoing Green Foundation has issued a $25,000 matching grant challenge....

Regions: Myanmar

Issues: Crimes against humanity, Internally displaced persons, Landmines & unexploded ordnances

Witnessed: 1996 times

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Witnessed: 2370 times

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Chad refugee camps foster Darfur rebels - 16 Apr 09

Thousands of people who fled violence in Sudan's Darfur province live in refugee camps in neighbouring Chad. ...

Regions: Chad, Sudan

Issues: Internally displaced persons, Refugees

Witnessed: 2508 times

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