Speaking to Channel 4 News, Tamil torture victims recalled their experience at the hands of the Sri Lankan state and warned against sending Tamils back to the island.

Commenting on British Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to attend CHOGM, one of the men, who could not be identified for security reasons said,

“I deeply regret [the British Prime Minister’s] decision to visit Sri Lanka at this juncture”.

He went on to say,

As part of an ‘Engage Sri Lanka’ campaign, the Sri Lankan government will hand out a 222 page book to brief journalists attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Colombo.

The Channel 4 News Editor Ben de Pear,  today provided a detailed response to Sri Lanka’s ‘Corrupted Journalism’ booklet, which looked to discredit the work of Channel 4 News.

Extracts of his written statement are reproduced below:

In a statement released after watching the documentary No Fire Zone, British Premier, David Cameron reiterated the need for an independent investigation into the killing of Tamil civilians.

 Full statement reproduced below.

Tamil protestor Parameswaran, who has been hunger striking outside Number 10 Downing Street, has continued to call on British Prime Minister David Cameron to boycott the upcoming CHOGM, due to be held in Colombo later this month.

Speaking to the Tamil Guardian Parameswaran said,

"The main aim is to stop Cameron from participating in the CHOGM and call for him to boycott it."

"Even after meeting with Tamil representatives, he has refused to listen to British Tamil voices."

Britain’s Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Michael Fallon has told the House of Commons that there will be no British business representative at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka.

Three researchers from the Tea Board of Sri Lanka were forced to leave Tamil Nadu, after plans for protests by Tamil groups, according to the police.

The researchers were attending an international training programme in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, on tea manufacturing and have been in the town for two months.