Protestors in Jaffna took part in a hunger strike on Tuesday outside the Valikamam North High Security Zone, demanding to be resettled in their native land.
The protestors stated that they had been displaced for almost three decades by the Sri Lankan military, which had taken over their village. They said that if they were not displaced, the protestors would continue their hunger strike.
The protestors demanded resettlement, adding that after having lived as internally displaced people (IDPs) for so many years, they did not want their children to also live as refugees in their own land.
A petition was also handed over to the Jaffna District Government Agent, signed by members of the Myliddy Fishermen's Association, which organised the protest.