• British Tamils voice concerns to Ed Miliband

    Nov 01

    British Tamil Forum members and local constituency residents met the Labour Party leader Ed Miliband MP yesterday to express their views on the UK’s participation in the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

    The BTF press release from the event is reproduced below.

  • Phosphorus attacks covered up in hospitals
    An article by British newspaper the Times has presented evidence of the use of phosphorus shells against civilians, and of the cover-up methods, including blackmail, employed by government medical staff.

    The article recounts the experiences of 'Kannaki', a victim of phosphorus shelling left with extensive bodily burns and a disfigured face.
  • British Tamils demand boycott of CHOGM

    Over 2000 British Tamils gathered today to march through the streets of London today demanding that British Prime Minister boycott the upcoming Common Wealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which is set to take place in Sri Lanka later this month.

    Starting the rally at Embankment station, the protestors marched along the river towards the Houses of Parliament. Ending their rally at Whitehall in front of Number 10 Downing Street, demonstrators shouted slogans urging Prime Minister David Cameron to reconsider his involvement at CHOGM.

  • Amnesty International protests against CHOGM in Sri Lanka

    Hundreds of Amnesty International campaigners staged a protest at Parliament Square today, against British involvement at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

  • Indian PM 'aware' of CHOGM opposition
    India's Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said that the central government is aware of some minister's opposing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's attendance at CHOGM.
  • Sri Lanka deports international journalists
    Sri Lankan’s immigration authorities deported two international journalists, for breaching the country’s visa regulations today.

    The two journalists, Asia Pacific Director of the International Federation of journalists (IFJ) Jacqueline Parker and Deputy Director, Jane Worthington, were deported after being detained and interrogated.
  • Sri Lankan military commends parents of 'War Heroes'
    A ceremony of appreciation  was staged for the parents of Sri Lankan Army ‘war heroes’  who were killed in the ethnic conflict, reports the Ministry of Defence.

    Parents of 135 perished Sri Lankan military personnel were rewarded with medals and parchments containing certificates.
  • Gotabhaya welcomes Cameron visit to Jaffna

    Defence Secretary and war crimes accused Gotabhaya Rajapkasa has said he welcomes international visits to the north of the island, as this could help the government “counter the lies” that are spread by the “LTTE rump”.

  • SL 'must allow a UN investigation' - Telegraph editorial
    The Telegraph editorial on Thursday, entitled 'Sri Lanka's tragedy', called on British Prime Minister David Cameron to ensure Sri Lanka holds an 'independent and international inquiry' into the fate of the thousands of disappeared people.

    Sri Lanka has the second highest number of 'disappeared' people in the world according to the UN, behind only Iraq.
  • Disappearances, rape and torture remain prevalent in the North-East

    Rape and torture by Sri Lankan security forces continues unabated despite the imminent arrival of David Cameron and 50 world leaders for a Commonwealth summit in the country, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) today.

  • Sri Lanka expels Australian IFJ activists
    Sri Lanka has expelled two Australia media activists from the International Federation of Journalists, after raiding a Colombo hotel where they were speaking to colleagues on the island.

    The pair, Jacqui Park and Jean Worthington, were interrogated by immigration and police officials before being expelled for breaking visa conditions.
  • It's all about 'image'...

    The main opposition United National Party (UNP) urged the Sri Lankan government to regain Sri lanka’s image.

  • SL military general side-lined from ICRC event

    The Sri Lankan military commander of the 57 division that was deployed in Vanni during the final stages of the armed conflict, has been side-lined from an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) event in Austral

  • Remaining LTTE graveyards destroyed
    The last two remaining LTTE graveyards in Tamil homeland have been demolished by the Sri Lankan military, a month ahead of this year's Maaveerar Naal or Heroes's Day, reported Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka.
  • Vatican commission denounces Tamil genocide

    The Vatican’s ‘Justitia-et-Pax’ (Justice and Peace) commission in the Jaffna diocese has denounced the genocide against the Tamil people and called on The Holy See to exert political pressure on the government of Sri Lanka.

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