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Sri Lankan soldiers in Kilinochchi held an event to distribute stationary items to 200 Tamil school children on Sunday, reports a military website.
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Troops from the 651 Brigade went to the Thevanpiddi Roman Catholic School, where garlanded commanders helped distribute gifts to the school children.
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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Since the resolution was passed Sri Lankan troops have continued to embed themselves within civilian activities and have been particularly involved with distributing items to Tamil school children.
For more see our earlier posts:
Sri Lankan army hands out school accessories to Tamil children (21 Dec 2015)
Sri Lanka army distributes uniforms at Kilinochchi school (25 Nov 2015)
Sri Lankan army gifts charity bikes to children in Kilinochchi (08 Oct 2015)
Sri Lankan army distributes toys to Tamil schoolchildren (28 Sep 2015)