On Tue, 27 Jan 1998 13:31:03 +0100, ilangko@telesun.tele.ntnu.no (Ilangko Balasingham ) wrote:

>Dear friends,

>

>This is to inform that Mr. Bernt Hauge, a Counselor

>working for an NGO called "Raadgivningsgruppa" in

>Trondheim has been on hunger strike since January 13th.

>He was among other NGOs who broke a deal with the

>Norwegian government when 14 Tamil asylum seekers went

>on hunger strike for 14 days in January 1997.

>

>Mr. Hauge demands that the Norwegian government should

>approach the Tamil asylum seekers' cases with a positive

>attitude and should reconsider their cases again. He is

>determined to fast until he receives a positive answer

>from the government.

>

>There are some 600 Tamil asylum seekers to be sent back

>to Sri Lanka. It is widely believed that the Norwegian

>government will start the deportation (repatriation)

>process once the Jaffna elections are over.

>

>If you wish to show your sympathy to Mr. Hauge and

>your dismay to the Norwegian government, please send your

>messages to:

>

>Mr. Bernt Hauge

>Raadgivningsgruppa in Trondheim

>Phone: +47 73 52 30 05

>Fax: +47 73 52 9386

>

>Mr. Kjell Magne Bondevik

>Prime Minister

>E-mail: postmottak@smk.dep.telemax.no

>Phone: +47 22 24 40 00

>Fax: +47 22 24 95 00

>

>Ms. Aud Inger Aure

>Minister of Justice

>E-mail: aud-inger.aure@jd.dep.telemax.no

>Phone: +47 22 24 51 00.

>Fax: +47 22 24 95 40

>

>Thank you.

>>Sincerely,

>

>Ilangko Balasingham.