Sri Lanka condemns UK sanctions as ‘unilateral’ and ‘unhelpful’

Tamil Affairs Mar 26

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement criticising the United Kingdom’s recent decision to impose sanctions on four individuals, including three former Sri Lankan military commanders, for war crimes.

Hierarchies of Solidarity: A conversation between Sinthujan Varatharajah and Hebh Jamal
Tamil Affairs Mar 26

In a wide-ranging and reflective online discussion, Eelam Tamil writer and researcher Sinthujan Varatharajah joined Palestinian journalist Hebh Jamal to explore the politics of international solidarity, hierarchies of attention, and the contradictions faced by oppressed peoples organising for liberation. 

Family performs final rites for loved ones 38 years after IPKF killing
Tamil Affairs Mar 26
The family of a woman and her child who were shot dead by Indian Peacekeeping Forces (IPKF) in 1987 returned to Jaffna to perform their funeral rites in accordance with Hindu traditions, 38 years after the killings. The rituals took place on Sunday (23rd), following a court’s approval to exhume the skeletal remains, which had been buried in the family’s home compound since the time of their deaths.
Tamil families of the disappeared protest in Jaffna 
Tamil Affairs Mar 26
The Association for Relatives of Enforced Disappearances in Jaffna District staged a protest in Nallur this week, once again drawing attention to the unresolved plight of thousands of Tamils who were forcibly disappeared by Sri Lanka’s armed forces.
Sri Lankan police chief backs illegal vihara expansion in Jaffna
Tamil Affairs Mar 26
Tensions continue to mount in Jaffna’s Thayiddy area, following the controversial inauguration of an illegally constructed pavilion within the Tissa Vihara, a Buddhist temple built on privately owned Tamil land.
Shritharan requests other member states follow UK’s sanctions on Sri Lankan war criminals
Tamil Affairs Mar 26
Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) parliamentarian Sivagnanam Shritharan commended the UK government’s decision to sanction Sri Lankan war criminals 16 years after the Mullivaikal Genocide, and called on other states to follow suit.
'There is still work to do' - PEARL reacts to UK sanctions on Sri Lankan war criminals
Tamil Affairs Mar 25

The People for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL) welcomed the UK government's decision to sanction Sri Lankan war criminals but called on the international community to do more to advance accountability for Sri Lanka’s war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide against the Tamil nation. 

Sri Lankan politicians blame Tamil diaspora for sanctions against war criminals
Tamil Affairs Mar 25

UK sanctions Sri Lankan war criminals
Tamil Affairs Mar 24

The United Kingdom has announced sanctions against four individuals implicated in “serious human rights violations”, in a move it says is aimed at promoting accountability and challenging the culture of impunity that continues to shield perpetrators.

Former Sri Lankan navy sailor among 5 arrested for theft in Jaffna
Tamil Affairs Mar 24
Five suspects, including a former navy sailor, were arrested for stealing 192 telecom tower batteries in Jaffna, valued at over Rs. 100,000 each
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