  Although there were some weaknesses, an administrative procedures set-up had been putting place In this respect UNHCR played an important role with the CSOs and Trade Unions in Sri Lanka to resolve the problem. Statelessness, Refugees & Asylum Seekers. Northern Tamils of Sri Lanka. After the independence of Sri Lanka in 1948, ethnic tensions emerged between majority and minority perspectives. Since the 1983, ethnic conflict has made some 800,000 minority Tamils as internally displaced, and forced millions of people to migrate as refugees, asylum seekers8. There are also allegations of human rights abuse during the civil conflicts. Over the course of the conflict, the displaced Tamil, in Sri Lanka sought refuge in India and other countries. Today, around 100,000 Sri Lankan refugees are in India, where 57,000 are residing in government camps in Tamil Nadu9. Some stateless persons are refugees and some refugees are stateless. They all lack proper protection. Tamils are either refugees or stateless in other countries. They are often hindered access to the full range of human rights. Pro-active initiatives: International community, political entities & CSOs played crucial role to resolve the issue. The successive Sri Lankan governments initiated a few Reconciliation process, Rehabilitation & development initiatives, set up an Inquiry Commission on Disappeared10. However still political, economic & social rights of the affected minority community are questionable in Sri Lanka as well as the other countries where they reside at present. Suggestions:      Encourage states to set up National Minority Rights Commissions in the respective countries. Ensure that states enact new laws or reform laws to ensure citizenship rights of minority communities. Encourage states to eliminate discriminatory practices against minorities in terms of cultural, social, economic, political and civil rights. Declare a Ten Year Global Program of Action on Right to Development of Minority Groups / Communities. Ensure rights of the women and children of the minority communities. 8 Refugees International (2004), Report, Forgotten People : Up-country Tamils from Sri Lanka living in Refugee Camps in India (https://reliefweb.int/report/sri-lanka/forgotten-people-upcountry-tamils-sri-lanka-living-refugee-camps-india)(Accessed on 16/11/2018) 9 Ibid 10 https://groundviews.org/2018/07/26/impunity-in-sri-lanka-and-the-commissions-of-inquiry-into-disappearances (Accessed on 17/11/2018) 3