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IFT Appeals to UN Human Rights Commission: Adopt a Resolution to Appoint a Special Rapporteur with a Mandate to Investigate and Monitor a Peace Process
(Tamil Insight, 09 12 2008) - The International Federation of Tamils in a statement on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has appealed to the UN Human Rights Commission to appoint a Special Rapporteur with a mandate to investigate the situation in the Tamil areas of Sri Lanka and monitor a peace process. The IFT in this statement also calls on the government of …
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, leader of the MDMK party in Tamil Nadu delivered the keynote address at the ExCel centre, London’s largest auditorium, whilst, earlier, the 2008 Heroes’ Day speech by LTTE leader Velupillai Pirapaharan was heard by attendees as it was broadcast live via satellite …
Tamil Eelam history, failed talks and the right to self-determination were discussed at International Seminar on ‘Nations without a State’
(TCHR, 21 11 2008) - Last week an International Seminar on ‘Nations without a State’ took place in Spain. Speakers included a Kosovan, Palestinian, Western Saharawi, Catalonian, Basque, Kurd and a Tamil who participated and spoke about their right to self-determination. During the same seminar representatives of the Gipsy-Roma peoples, Galiza and Sardinian peoples also spoke about their situations. The seminar was organised by an international NGO in Spain. S. V. …
British Tamils want Tamil Eelam as a separate state for Tamils in Sri Lanka
(British Tamils Forum, 20 11 2008) - Thousands of people, largely Tamils and some British NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisation) participated in a demonstration outside the UK Parliament at the Parliament Square between 3.30pm and 6.30pm, on Wednesday, 19 November 2008. The day was chosen as it is the Prime Minister’s Question (PMQ) day, Wednesday to have the attention of the maximum number of Members of Parliament. Thousands of people, some with school children …
Singapore: Peace Vigil for Sri Lanka
(worldwithoutwar.sg, 18 11 2008) - Over a hundred people from all walks of life attended a Peace Vigil for Sri Lanka on saturday, an unprecedented public demonstration on this issue in Singapore.
Several people came to know our activity through the report in the Straits Times on Nov 13. Word of the event was also publicised through SMS, email, Facebook as well as blogs online.
The vigil began with an introductory address by S. …
DOES SRI LANKA’S GARMENT INDUSTRY DEPEND ON GSP PLUS? HAVE WORKERS’ CONDITIONS CHANGED DURING 3 YEARS OF GSP? - TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
(TCHR, 13 11 2008) - With reference to our press release of 22 October 2008 titled: “Does Sri Lanka meet the criteria for GSP plus?”, we would like to clarify further points for the EU decision makers to take into account when considering whether Sri Lanka meets the criteria….
Aspirations of Thamils for self-determination should be recognized by US - Veluppillai Thangavelu
(by Veluppillai Thangavelu, President, World Thamil Creative Writers Association, Canada, 12 11 2008) - We write to congratulate on your resounding and historical victory at the US presidential elections just concluded. Not only we Thamils, but the whole world has hailed your election as the first black president of the US – a feat arguably considered impossible by any standards. The image of US remains in tatters under the mis-rule of a …
Tamil Australians Peaceful Protest in Melbourne City against Genocide in Sri Lanka
(Tamil Sydney, 02 11 2008) - Tamil Youth Organisation, Melbourne organised a peaceful rally in Melbourne City on Saturday 1 November, to create awareness of the Sri Lankan government’s indiscriminate attacks against Tamil civilians living in that island and to urge the Australian government to place pressure on Sri Lanka to stop this genocide. Several main roads filled with weekend shoppers were blocked off by police for the protestors who walked from …
French Tamils protest against killing of Tamils by Sri Lanka State
(TamilNet, Saturday, 25 October 2008) - Hundreds of French Tamils in the east of France assembled in front of the European Parliment in Strasbourg between 3:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Friday, and demonstrated against the killing of Tamils, and aerial bombardment in the civilian settlements in the North East, sources in France said. The demonstrators carried pictures of tamils killed by aerial bombings and artillery attacks. The …
‘Allow us to speak’: French Tamil diaspora demonstrates
(TamilNet, Monday, 20 October 2008) - Allow us to speak. We are not terrorists. What is happening in Sri Lanka is genocide: These were the voices of the thousands of Eezham Tamil demonstrators who braved defying a government ban and gathered in Paris on Sunday. Reflecting on his experience, Mr Somasundaram Sarveswaran, a participant said what is abominable that goes against all norms of civilization is silencing …
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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.