The British Tamils Forum this week welcomed the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn's endorsement of the Tamil people's right to self-determination this week.
"BTF wholeheartedly welcomes the principled stand taken by the UK opposition leader and request the UK government and the other major parties in UK to recognise the Tamils right to self-determination, as a first step in finding a permanent solution to the continuing oppression faced by the Tamil people in Sri Lanka," the group said in a statement on Friday.
"Right to self-determination is a right recognised by the UN charter and a right given to the Scottish people with in UK," BTF added.
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Speaking to British Tamils on Monday, Mr Corbyn said, "we as a party are very committed to the issues of human rights and justice. We are very committed to the rights of peoples, Tamil people, in this case, to achieve their justice, their self-expression and their self-determination.”
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"BTF wholeheartedly welcomes the principled stand taken by the UK opposition leader and request the UK government and the other major parties in UK to recognise the Tamils right to self-determination, as a first step in finding a permanent solution to the continuing oppression faced by the Tamil people in Sri Lanka," the group said in a statement on Friday.
"Right to self-determination is a right recognised by the UN charter and a right given to the Scottish people with in UK," BTF added.
See here for full statement.
Speaking to British Tamils on Monday, Mr Corbyn said, "we as a party are very committed to the issues of human rights and justice. We are very committed to the rights of peoples, Tamil people, in this case, to achieve their justice, their self-expression and their self-determination.”
See here for more.