Eelam People's Democratic Party
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The Eelam People's Democratic Party is a political party and a Paramilitary organization in Sri Lanka. It is led by its founder Douglas Devananda.
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[edit] Political
The Eelam People's Democratic Party is a member of the present UPFA government. It won 1 out of 225 seats (0.3 % of the popular vote) in the parliamentary elections held on 2 April 2004. The Tamil National Alliance campaigned against the EPDP.
[edit] Paramilitary
The EPDP also has a Paramilitary[1][2][3] wing. The paramilitary wing has been accused to have helped the Sri Lankan Navy commit massacre in places like Allaipiddy [4] [5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Sri Lankan SEP holds media conference over disappearance of party member". WSWS. WSWS. 2007. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/mar2007/sril-m31.shtml. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ "Jaffna's media in the grip of terror". IPF. Reporters Without Borders. 2007. http://www.medico-international.de/en/projects/srilanka/watch/20070824rsf.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ "Killed journalist: Sri Lanka 'injustice'". BBC. 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2340433.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ "The Choice between Anarchy and International Law with Monitoring". University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna). 2006-11-07. http://www.uthr.org/SpecialReports/spreport23.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ Amnesty International Canada (2006-05-16). "Sri Lanka: Amnesty International condemns killings of civilians". Amnesty International Canada. http://www.amnesty.ca/resource_centre/news/view.php?load=arcview&article=3479&c=Resource+Centre+News. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
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