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Sri Lankan army officers in Mullaitivu distributed “school accessories and educational items” to Tamil schoolchildren last week, despite continued criticism of military intrusion into civilian life in the North-East.
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The Sri Lankan army website stated that the 68 Division distributed the items to over 300 school students in Puthukkuddiyirippu Central College auditorium.
The event comes despite a UN Human Rights Council resolution adopted by Sri Lanka earlier this year calling for the “ending of military involvement in civilian activities, the resumption of livelihoods and the restoration of normality to civilian life”.
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