| Serving Sri Lanka: THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE (15014 words) |
 | It remains difficult to paint an accurate picture of the population living in the Eastern Province, as due to the political climate there, the Census of 2001[1] could not be effectively conducted in the East. |
| In addition, the Eastern Province has been affected by several hartals during 2004 and into 2005 held to protest events from the arbitrary arrest and detention of individuals, the putting up of Buddhist religious iconography in predominantly Tamil and Muslim areas[12], and perceived discrimination. |
| Despite this, the legality of the blanket implementation of the 100 metre buffer zone in the western and southern provinces and the 200 metre buffer zone in the north and east is questionable[43]. |
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