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VIDEO: SL Air Force cluster bombing of TRO-IDP camp
(TRO, 19 12 2008) - Between 1:30 and 1:55 am on Saturday 29 November 2008 the TRO Kallaru Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp (also called: Tharumapuram Kallaru Ranimayanathan Scheme or Ulavanoor Kudiyiruppu settlement) was bombed by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF). The SLAF dropped 16 Russian made cluster bombs killing two civilians (a 5 year old child and an 80 year old man) and injuring 19 others (10 children were among the injured). A 77-year-old woman lost her left arm and a 39-year-old man lost his left leg.
The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) ordered departure of the UN and international NGOs from the Vanni on 15 September 2008 has removed the independent, international witness to attacks such as these against civilians. TRO appeals to the international community and the Tamil Diaspora to pressure the GoSL to allow the UN and international NGOs to return to the Vanni on a permanent basis so that they may provide humanitarian assistance to the 300,000 IDPs, conduct needs assessments, and serve as a witness to the sufferings of and attacks on Tamil civilians.
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“We want Tamil Eelam!” - Protest in London on the occasion of 25th year of war against Tamils
Over two thousand people, largely Tamils turned up with relatively short notice outside the British Parliament on the 23 July 2008 between 8 pm and 10 pm holding candles to mark respect and as remembrance of over 3,000 Tamils who were slaughtered during Sri Lankan State sponsored riots, 25 years ago in 1983 July 22 - 25.
The demonstrators shouted slogans like “We want Tamil Eelam”, “Tamils’ yearning is for Tamil Eelam”, “Stop funding Sri Lanka’s State Terrorism” … etc.
Click on the video to play. Video Source: www.fricktion.tv
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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.