All photographs: Meera Srinivasan Sri Lankan riot police were deployed to Borella after Sinhala extremists disrupted a commemoration event which was dedicated to the victims of the Tamil genocide at Mullivaikkal 14 years ago. Individuals from the extremist group "Ravana Balaya" tried to disturb a commemoration event organised by activists in the South outside Borella cemetery as the Tamil nation mourns the deaths of tens of thousands of Tamils slaughtered by the state's armed forces in the final days of the armed conflict. The individuals pushed back Newswire reported that the extremists held...
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Marking the 14 th anniversary of the genocide at Mullivaikkal, Swiss MPs have released statements calling for the establishment of an international investigation into war crimes committed during the final stages of the armed conflict. Fabian Molina MP, of the Social Democratic Party stated on Twitter: Heute erinnern wir an die über 70'000 Tamil:innen, welche vor 14 Jahren in einer brutalen Offensive in #SriLanka getötet wurden. Für Gerechtigkeit, Rechenschaft und einen nachhaltigen Frieden braucht es endlich eine internationale Aufarbeitung der Verbrechen. #Mullivaikkal — Fabian Molina (@...
On the 14 th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide, the UK’s Minister for Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, released a statement reaffirming the government’s commitment to “pursuing truth, justice and accountability for all victims of Sri Lanka’s conflict”. In the final stages of the armed conflict, an estimated 169,796 Tamil were slaughtered during a brutal military campaign by the Sri Lankan military. The Sri Lankan army engaged in the indiscriminate shelling of hospitals, food lines and government-designated "no-fire" zones. The Minister’s statement reads: Today we stand in solidarity...
Marking the 14 th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide, the leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, Pierre Poilievre, called for the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, “so that he answers for his crimes at an international court or tribunal”. Poilievre’s statement recognised the crimes committed by the Sri Lankan State as an act of genocide. The final stages of the armed conflict were marked by a brutal military campaign in which the Sri Lankan army engaged in the indiscriminate shelling of hospitals, food lines and government-designated "no-fire" zones. An...
The tens of thousands of Tamils massacred in the final days of the armed conflict in May 2009 were remembered in Batticaloa this evening. A memorial flame was lit at Kallady beach in Batticaloa and flowers were sprinkled in the sea in remembrance of the victims of the Tamil genocide. The event was presided over by TELO MP Govindan Karunakaram.
Danish Tamil gathered in Copenhagen to commemorate Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. A procession was held through Copenhagen to the City Hall square where speeches were delivered and attendees demanded justice for the victims of genocide and war crimes committed by the Sri Lankan state. Read more here
Hundreds of British Tamils gathered in Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square earlier today to mark the 14th anniversary of the Tamil genocide which saw the massacre of tens of thousands of Tamils by Sri Lanka's armed forces. Protesters held placards detailing the final days of the armed conflict where tens of thousands of Tamils were trapped in the No Fire Zones and subjected to heavy shelling by the Sri Lankan government. The protesters later began marching from Parliament Square through Westminster, St James Park, and Trafalgar Square before heading towards 10 Downing Street. At the end of...
Wiley Nickel, called on the members of the House of Representatives to "observe Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day" and acknowledge the "pain and suffering endured by the Tamil people on the Island" of Sri Lanka. The representative for North Carolina speaking in the House on 17 May called on the speaker, as the "first U.S legislator to officially acknowledge the Tamil Genocide in Sri Lanka" to ensure that the "voices of the survivors are heard to foster healing, justice and reconciliation". In the congressional record Nickel also commended the "Tamil Americans working tirelessly to promote...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has released a statement marking Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day and commemorating the lives lost. In his statement, Prime Minister Trudeau reflected on the “Tens of thousands of Tamils lost their lives, including at the massacre in Mullivaikal, with many more missing, injured, or displaced. Our thoughts are with the victims, survivors, and their loved ones, who continue to live with the pain caused by this senseless violence." He went on to affirm that “Canada will not stop advocating for the rights of the victims and survivors of this conflict, as well...