Families of the disappeared from Vavuniya took their signature campaign calling on the United States to intervene and provide justice for Tamils, to Jaffna yesterday.
Campaigners visited the Muniyappar temple by Jaffna fort before paying their respects to S. J. V. Chelvanayakam, the founder of the Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi.
Last month families of the disappeared in Mullaitivu also launched a petition campaign, calling for an international accountability mechanism to ensure justice for their loved ones.
The petition, launched ahead of the UN Human Rights Council session later this month, calls for an international mechanism which Sri Lankan leaders have repeatedly rejected despite co-sponsoring a resolution that mandates foreign judges participating in a accountability mechanism in 2015.
We need your support
Sri Lanka is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. Tamil journalists are particularly at threat, with at least 41 media workers known to have been killed by the Sri Lankan state or its paramilitaries during and after the armed conflict.
Despite the risks, our team on the ground remain committed to providing detailed and accurate reporting of developments in the Tamil homeland, across the island and around the world, as well as providing expert analysis and insight from the Tamil point of view
We need your support in keeping our journalism going. Support our work today.
For more ways to donate visit https://donate.tamilguardian.com.
