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Sri Lanka refugees 'to be freed' Sri Lanka refugees 'to be freed'
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The Sri Lankan government says people living in camps since the conflict with Tamil Tiger rebels will have freedom of movement as of next month.The Sri Lankan government says people living in camps since the conflict with Tamil Tiger rebels will have freedom of movement as of next month.
The camps were set up to house Tamils fleeing the final stages of the 25-year civil war which ended in May.The camps were set up to house Tamils fleeing the final stages of the 25-year civil war which ended in May.
The special adviser to President Mahinda Rajapaksa also confirmed an earlier promise to close the camps, which still house 130,000 people. A special adviser to President Mahinda Rajapaksa also confirmed an earlier promise to close the camps, which still house 130,000 people.
He said all the residents would be resettled by the end of January.He said all the residents would be resettled by the end of January.
The special adviser to the president, Basil Rajapaksa - who is also his brother - made the announment during a visit to the largest refugee camp, Menik Farm. The special adviser, Basil Rajapaksa - who is also the president's brother - made the announcement during a visit to the largest refugee camp, Menik Farm.
The facilities were hastily built for people who had fled the war zone during the government's victorious offensive against the Tamil Tigers. The facilities were hastily built in the north of the country for people who had fled the war zone during the government's victorious offensive against the Tamil Tigers.
The refugees had been detained while they were screened by the army for links with the rebels. The refugees have been detained while they are screened for possible links with the rebels, and while land in the north is demined and cleared.
Many of those displaced had complained about poor food and sanitary conditions in the camps, and Sri Lanka had been under international pressure to allow them to leave. The barbed-wire enclosures are run by the military, and many of those displaced had complained about poor food and sanitary conditions.
Sri Lanka has been under international pressure to allow all the refugees to leave.
The government had earlier said it intended to release 80% of the refugees by the end of the year, and had stepped up releases in recent weeks.