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International media, human rights watchdogs lopsided - Jaffna MP
(TamilNet, Saturday, 29 November 2008) - “The Colombo government is embarked upon a killing spree of children and women in refugee camps who are already victims of war, displacement, cyclone [...]
Sri Lanka: Allow aid groups to help cyclone victims! Government Should Lift Restrictions on UN and Other Groups Now! - Human Rights Watch
Tens of thousands of people in flooded areas of the Vanni are without adequate shelter and need help now
The Sri Lankan government should stop playing games with aid organizations and [...]
Sri Lanka: civilians long for elusive peace - ICRC
(Tamil Insight, 28 11 2008) - “The conflict has been going on for a long time now. The civilian population is very tired and is longing for peace and security [...]
Vaiko addresses 40,000 at London Remembrance Day event
(TamilNet, Friday, 28 November 2008) - Over 40,000 expatriate Tamils participated in the Remembrance Day ceremony in London on Thursday, a record turnout for the usually well-attended annual event. Vaiko, [...]
Pirapaharan: We have never planned to act against the interests of any country - We wish to renew our good relationship with India
(Tamil Insight, ) 27 11 2008- The leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), V Pirapaharan, in his annual Heroes’ Day statement said that the LTTE has never [...]
Vaiko urges British Parliament to restore Eezham Tamil sovereignty
(TamilNet, Wednesday, 26 November 2008) - Vaiko, the general secretary of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetta Kazhakam (MDMK) from Tamil Nadu, while addressing British parliamentarians of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) [...]
Terror attacks in Mumbai; 80 dead, over 250 injured
(TIMES NEWS NETWORK & AGENCIES, 27 Nov 2008, 0000 hrs IST) - MUMBAI: Terror struck the country’s financial capital late on Wednesday night as coordinate serial explosions and indiscriminate firing [...]
Sri Lanka: Legal Academics Gathered in Hong Kong condemn State Agencies Encouraging Attacks on Lawyers and Journalists
(Tamil Insight, 25 11 2008) - Lawyers and legal academics from throughout Asia gathered in Hong Kong last week have expressed serious concern over the attacks on lawyers, witnesses, journalists [...]
Warn the Sri Lankan Government to Stop the War – Tamil Nadu legislative parties demand Indian Government
(Tamil Insight, 25 11 2008) - Leaders of Tamil Nadu legislative parties Tuesday demanded the Indian central government to warn the Sri Lankan government to stop the war against Sri [...]
Sri Lanka: Human Rights Situation Deteriorating in the East - HRW
(Tamil Insight, 25 11 2008) - US based Human Rights Watch in a news release from New York on Monday urged that the Sri Lankan government should take immediate steps [...]
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18 12 2008
Video: British Parliament on Thursday (18 12 2008) debated the present situation in Sri Lanka. Parliamentarians of various parties highlighted the concerns of the Tamil diaspora on the situation in their homeland. The adjournment debate on Sri Lanka was proposed by Mr Andrew Pelling MP (Independent Conservative – Croydon Central) and chaired by Deputy Speaker Sir Michael Lord.
Vanni Situation
Members of British Parliament from all three main political parties in a show of solidarity and concern spoke on 14 Oct 2008 in support of Tamils and the general suffering of the Tamils, particularly in Vanni, North of Sri Lanka.