Protecting the Post-Tsunami Displaced Persons: Critical Analysis of the Sri Lankan Experience

The book on ‘Protecting the Post-Tsunami Displaced Persons: Critical Analysis of the Sri Lankan Experience’ written by me, will be published this month by Culcutta Research Group, India. It is an analysis of how and how not Sri Lanka has attempted to protect the victims of the Tsunami during the relief, rehabilitation and the reconciliation phases. The book is inclusive of an analysis of the human rights instruments, mechanisms established or mandated to protect IDPs; its applicability in the post-Tsunami context in Sri Lanka; and the human rights issues faced by the IDPs.

Policy Recommendation for the Government and the Civil Society to Protect Displaced Persons More Effectively and Efficiently

These recommendations were developed based on my field experience; knowledge gathered in participating at grassroots level, district level, national level and international level workshops, conferences and working groups; and the understanding obtained regarding the shortcomings of instruments and mechanisms adopted to protect post-Tsunami displaced when analyzing the information gathered for my MHR thesis. All the given recommendations are practical and could be adopted by the Policy Makers, Government Authorities and Civil Society in order to react efficiently and effectively in a future disaster situation.