01-06-2012 / Statements

Eelam Tamils deeply concerned at the Commonwealth Secretariat’s lack of commitment to the organisation’s core values of human rights and rule of law

Since the British colonial rulers departed from the island then known as Ceylon, successive Sinhala-Buddhist leaders have advanced a protracted campaign of genocide against the Eelam Tamil nation. The latest and most brutal is the current president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, the invitation of whom to the Queen’s Jubilee Lunch by the Commonwealth Secretariat [...]

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26-05-2012 / Statements

Eelam Tamils disturbed by invitation of the war criminal president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations

Sri Lanka’s current president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, has orchestrated several acts of war crimes and crimes against humanity against Eelam Tamils on the island of Sri Lanka, as part of the Sinhala state’s protracted campaign of genocide. The invitation of such an individual to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations raises questions about the UK’s commitment to [...]

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13-03-2012 / Statements

Eelam Tamils’ position on the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council

Respecting the nationhood of Eelam Tamils, accepting the existence of their traditional homeland and facilitating their right to national self-determination are crucial to ending the ongoing genocide of Eelam Tamils on the island of Sri Lanka. Given the recent increased international interests in the island of Sri Lanka, emergence of new evidence of most heinous [...]

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