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 World
Refugee Day organised by Manitham - Chennai on yesterday evening, the 19-06-2005
at Community Hall, Dr. Jayalalithaa Nagar - East, Chennai - 600 037, Tamil Nadu,
India
[Venue
has been changed from Leo Matriculation Hr. Secondary School, Anna Nagar
West, Chennai - 600 040]
Thiru Subramanian, Executive Director, Manitham welcome the gatherings.
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World Refugee Day : [L
to R] Thiru. Rajendra Cholan, Thiru. Gana. Kurunchi, Thiru. Agni
Subramanian, Executive Director, Manitham, Thiru. Siva Kumar, Sec. Manitham-Chennai,
Thiru. Bala Krishnan, President, Manitham-Chennai, Thiru. Abdul Nazeem,
Senior Advocate, Madras High Court. |
Thiru Gana. Kuranchi, Vice president of PUCL spoke on world wide Sri Lankan
Tamil Refugee problems.
Thiru Abdul Nazeem, Senior Advocate & Human Right activist has criticized the
GOI's treating with partiality on Tamil Refugees.
Thiru Rajendra Cholan has briefed the problems facing by the Tamil Refugees in
India with the official, police and with public.
Mementos were distributed to the guest speaker.
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World Refugee Day : [L to R]
Thiru. Agni Subramanian, Executive Director, Manitham, Thiru. Bala Sundram,
Thiru. Suresh - Both Manitham-Chennai Members. |
Thiru Sivakumar, Secretary of Manitham - Chennai thanked the gatherings.
Thiru Subramanian, Executive Director, Manitham read out the Demands of the
meeting:
1. India should immediately sign and accede UNHRC, the 1951 Convention and 1967
protocol relating to refugees.
2. India should take immediate step for safe repatriation of the refugees who
want to return from India.
3. Indian Government should allow NGO's for easy assess the refugee camps.
4. Police and Government officials restrictions on refugees should be
immediately withdrawn for the safety of the Refugees.
[THE END]
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