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Published 9 December 2016 Last updated 9 October 2024 +show all updates
Updated the country policy and information note: sexual orientation and gender identity, Sri Lanka with the latest version from September 2024.
Information on Tamil separatism updated. The guidance has been updated in section 5.4 to reflect the fact that there is no longer a requirement for decisions to be reviewed by a second pair of eyes.
Updated the country policy and information note on Tamil separatism.
Add updated country policy and information note on 'Sexual orientation and gender identity, Sri Lanka, November 2021' and an accessible HTML version.
Updated country policy and information note: minority religious groups.
Added updated country policy and information note on Tamil separatism.
Removed 'Country policy and information note: Tamil separatism, Sri Lanka, May 2020' as it is out of date.
Added updated country, policy and information note (sexual orientation and gender identity)
Country policy and information note: Sri Lanka medical treatment and healthcare, July 2020 added.
Updated country policy and information note: Tamil separatism, Sri Lanka, May 2020.
Report of a Home Office fact-finding mission to Sri Lanka added.
Guidance on journalists, media professionals and human rights activists removed as out-of-date.
Replaced 'Sri Lanka- Sexual Orientation and gender identity and expression' with revised version.
Information on religious minority groups published.
Added new country policy on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Added new country policy on media professionals.
Updated guidance on 'Tamil separatism'.
Updated guidance on 'Tamil separatism' and new guidance added on 'Report of a Home Office Fact finding mission, July 2016'.
