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May 20, 2009

Sri Lanka Blocks Aid Workers from Reaching Displaced
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In Sri Lanka, the government continues to prevent aid workers from
reaching some 300,000 people displaced in the fight with Tamil Tiger
rebels. Earlier this week, the Sri Lankan government declared victory
after a twenty-six-year war. The Times of London reports Sri Lanka is
blocking the UN from reaching government-run camps housing refugees.
There are fears camp populations will be hit with an outbreak of
contagious diseases, including hepatitis and dysentery.



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