The Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) discussed the systematic genocide that Tamils face in a meeting with a Canadian delegation, including Sarah Gills, the Senior Desk Officer for Sri Lanka, Maldives, and South Asian Relations, last week.
In a press release about the meeting, the TNPF reported that after discussing the many actions of the Sri Lankan state that constituted genocide of the Tamil nation, the organisation also laid out their expectations for the next UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva.
The TNPF expressed that a UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka should include:
• Independent international investigation into the genocide perpetrated against the Tamil nation, starting from Sri Lanka’s independence to the present day, and investigation into missing people
• Interim administration in the Tamil homeland to ensure protection and compensation for all victims and witnesses
• Political solution recognising the Tamil nation’s right to self-determination
• Complete demilitarisation of the Tamil homeland
• Release of political prisoners, including those kept under the guise of rehabilitation