Marking 13 years since the genocide in Mullivaikkal, British politicians from across the political aisle have called to redouble efforts for justice and accountability.

Leader of the UK Labour party and Opposition leader, Sir Keir Starmer QC, called for Sri Lanka to be referred to the International Criminal Court noting that "the perpetrators of these atrocities still have not been brought to justice".

The Sri Lankan military announced that 396 Officers & 8,110 other ranks in the army have been promoted on today as the Tamil nation mourns the loss of tens of thousands of Tamil lives at the hands of Sri Lanka. 

The promotions have been approved by the head of Sri Lanka's army Shavendra Silva and Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, both who are credibly accused of war crimes. 

Marking 13 years since the genocide in Mullivaikkal, the UK's Labour leader has called for Sri Lanka to be referred to the International Criminal Court noting that "the perpetrators of these atrocities still have not been brought to justice".

Over a thousand Tamils are gathering in Mullivaikkal today as the Tamil nation remembers the tens of thousands of Tamils killed by Sri Lanka's military in the final days of the armed conflict. 

A flame was lit and flowers were laid at the Mullivaikkal memorial monument located at the site where Tamils were subjected to heavy artillery fire and deliberate starvation 13 years ago. 

May 18 marks Tamil Genocide Day, commemorating the tens of thousands of Tamils who were massacred by the Sri Lankan state 13 years ago.

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Over 3,000 people have been killed over the last 24 hours, with another 25,000 critically injured.

In a televised address on Monday, newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that Sri Lanka is down to its last day of petrol.

Responding to the crisis in Sri Lanka, Lord Ahmad, UK Minister for South Asia, North Africa, the United Nations, and the Commonwealth, stressed the need for accountability and justice in Sri Lanka whilst maintaining that the current focus is “the immediate needs of Sri Lanka, its people and its welfare”.

Marking the 13th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide in Sri Lanka,  British MPs met with civil society actors and Tamil activists to renew their commitment to accountability and justice for war crimes committed by the Sri Lankan state.

Three of my children were killed in an artillery attack on the same day at the same place.  If they were alive today, the eldest son would be 20 years old, daughter would be 17 years old, and the youngest son would be 15 years old. With them, nine members of my family, including my mother-in-law, my husband’s 6-year-old sister, his younger brother, brother’s wife, their 6-year-old son and their 9-month-old daughter, were killed in that incident. Six of them were children.