Sébastien Nadot, the MP for Haute-Garonne stated that France must “speak out loud and clear for justice and freedom in Sri Lanka at the Human Rights Council” in a tweet as he joined the #GenocideSriLanka campaign, and showcased his question in French parliament to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, on France’s stance at the upcoming United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session.

My statement in solidarity with those Walking for Justice from Pottuvil to Polikandi.

The world must act with urgency to ensure that Tamils can live on the island of Sri Lanka with peace, justice, and self-determination.#P2P #TamilGenocide #GenocideSriLanka pic.twitter.com/Q0p9ze4QZz

Rallying outside Germany’s Foreign Office, approximately 300-400 German Tamils demanded that their government reject a “friendly” resolution with Sri Lanka at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session and hold the Rajapaksa regime accountable for the war crimes committed.

Tamil families of the disappeared have launched a hunger strike in Mullaitivu marking Sri Lanka's 73rd Independence Day as a 'black day' as they continue to demand to know the whereabouts of their forcibly disappeared loved ones. 

Families of the disappeared raised black flags today in protest against Sri Lanka's 'Independence Day' and called on the international community to ensure justice and accountability for the Tamil victim-survivor community. 

The families of the disappeared in Vavuniya, who were instructed against taking part in demonstrations and hunger strikes on Sri Lankan Independence Day, resisted court bans by protesting and starting a hunger strike in Vavuniya, earlier today.   

Despite the numerous injunctions and restrictions imposed, the families of the disappeared braved Sri Lankan police intimidation to carry out protests demanding the whereabouts of their missing loved ones.

Rejecting the Sri Lankan Independence Day and referring to it as a ‘black day’ instead, the families of disappeared demonstrated in front of Jaffna Central Bus Stand at 10 am today.

Sri Lankan magistrates across districts in the North-East issued bans and injunctions against civil society members, journalists and other individuals ahead of a ‘walk for justice’  organised by Tamil war victims’ families, civil society organisations and Tamil politicians.

The protest march, which mobilised around demands for the United Nations and international community to heed Tamil calls for justice and accountability, began today from Pottuvil despite the imposed restrictions, roadblocks and police interference.

Responding to the death of 4 Tamil fishermen, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed the Rajya Sabha and maintained that the matter had been taken up with Sri Lanka in the “strongest terms”.

“We have taken it up in strongest terms with the Sri Lankan government and this particular incident I think was particularly unacceptable and that has been made very very clear to them”, he said.

Former Chief Justice and Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Mohan Pieris, accused the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva of being a tool for terrorists in his first address to the UN General Assembly last Thursday.

Pieris made the derogatory comments about the institute during an informal interactive session following UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres’ presentation of his annual report to the General Assembly.

The UN has labelled the forced cremation of deceased #COVID19 patients in #SriLanka a violation of human rights, especially in the case of Muslims.