HIT BY corruption scandals and accused of failing to prevent genocidal wars, the United Nations (UN) is no friend of those fighting oppression. PAULA MITCHELL explains the role and history of this deeply flawed institution. […]
When the British government proposed a farce of an ‘international inquiry’ against Sri Lanka Tamil Solidarity warned against falling for the Tory trick. It was a desperate attempt to counter the bad publicity the Tories […]
Saturday’s land-grab conference brought Tamil campaigners together with a number of academics dealing with international law and human rights. Following a two-minute silence to commemorate all those who have lost their lives, the event began […]
Genocide – that is the recent verdict given against the Sri Lankan government by the Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) in relation to the carnage in the last stages of the civil war. Yet this verdict […]
Tamil Solidarity welcomes the latest statement from the British Tamils Forum (BTF) regarding its withdrawal from the Global Tamils Forum (GTF). In particular, we welcome the BTF’s defence of “collective decision-making, democratic governance, transparency, inclusiveness […]
Read the full report here : PT_bremen_2013december Why genocide? One of the main questions for this Tribunal was to explain why the organizations involved in this case (and many victims of the whole process) asked […]
The campaign by Tamils living in the UK against holding the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Sri Lanka was vigorous. There was huge opposition to the participation of David Cameron, the British prime […]
Paul Murphy MEP moved a resolution on behalf of the GUE/NGL group in the European Parliament in December 2013. That resolution condemned the Sri Lankan regime’s continued violation of human rights and attacks on democratic […]
Tamil Solidarity plans for 2014 Report of the Annual General Meeting On Saturday 14 December 2013 Tamil Solidarity held a very successful annual general meeting in London. With a review of 2013, youth and finance […]
Prime Minister David Cameron shook the blood-stained hand of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. When Labour leader Ed Miliband criticised David Cameron in Parliament for attending the […]
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