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$10 million needed to help Sri Lankans go home, says UNHCR
11 Oct 2002 Now that a cease-fire is in effect, the UN refugee agency is appealing for funds to help some 60,000 Sri Lankan families return home with various assistance items and basic infrastructural repairs. -
Sri Lankan boat people disembark in East Timor
2 Aug 2002 After travelling 3,000 miles and spending 40 days on a boat, 56 Sri Lankans on their way to New Zealand were finally allowed to dock and disembark in East Timor. -
UNHCR welcomes Canadian ruling limiting torture-related deportations
15 Jan 2002 UNHCR welcomes a ruling by Canada's Supreme Court limiting the government's power to deport terrorist suspects if they face the possibility of torture on their return home.