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Early Day Motion
15th anniversary of the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War and support for the Tamil community (7 Signatures)
8 May 2024
Tabled by: George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain - Rochdale)
That this House acknowledges the 15th anniversary of the Sri Lankan Civil War's conclusion on 18 May 2009, marking the end of a conflict that caused significant casualties and displacement, particularly affecting the Tamil community; remembers all lives lost, emphasising the civilian casualties and the enduring suffering and impact on …
MP Financial Interest
Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: British Tamils Forum
Address of donor: Unit 1, Tamil House, Fountayne Business Centre, Broad Lane, London N15 4AG
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flight to Geneva (£268.39), hotel accommodation at Heathrow the night before (£85.86) and meals during the day (£30 approx.), value £375
Destination of visit: Switzerland (Geneva)
Dates of visit: 27 March 2024 to 27 March 2024
Purpose of visit: Discussions about Sri Lanka with country delegations to the UN Human Rights Council.
(Registered 8 April 2024)
MP Financial Interest
Theresa Villiers (Conservative - Chipping Barnet)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: (1) Mr Shanmuganathan Sabesan (2) Mr Thurairajah Vasikaran (3) British Tamils Forum (BTF) (4) Conservative Friends of Tamils (CFT) (5) Dr Kamalambikai Thevomanoharan
Address of donor: (1) private (2) private (3) Unit 1 Tamil House, Fountayne Business Centre, Broad Lane, London, N15 4AG (4) private (5) private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) £300 towards the costs of flights, hotel, taxis and food (2) £377.06 towards the costs of flights, hotel, taxis and food (3) £300 towards the costs of flights, hotel, taxis and food (4) £200 towards the costs of flights, hotel, taxis and food (5) £200 towards the costs of flights, hotel, taxis and food
Destination of visit: Switzerland (Geneva)
Dates of visit: 30 March 2023 to 31 March 2023
Purpose of visit: To meet delegations attending the UN Human Rights Council to highlight human rights abuses against Tamils in Sri Lanka and to ask for accountability for war crimes committed during the Sri Lankan civil war.
(Registered 27 April 2023)
Open Petition since 2nd May 2024

Urge UN Security Council to refer Sri Lanka to the ICC prosecutor - 1,000 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,590 - 10 added in the past 24hrs)

15 years after the Mullivaikkal massacre of Tamil civilians and a finding of Sri Lankan genocide and war crimes by the Permanent People's Tribunal, the Tamils still lack justice. We urge the Government to seek for the situation to be referred to the ICC prosecutor for lasting reconciliation.

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Found: civilians and a finding of Sri Lankan genocide and war crimes by the Permanent People's Tribunal, the Tamils

Westminster Hall
Sri Lanka: Human Rights - Wed 20 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Elliot Colburn (Con - Carshalton and Wallington) Tens of thousands of Tamils were killed in the final months, with accusations pointing to intentional - Speech Link
2: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) of many thousands of Tamils to India between the 1960s and 1980s. - Speech Link
3: Elliot Colburn (Con - Carshalton and Wallington) I represent many Tamils in my Carshalton and Wallington constituency. - Speech Link

Parliamentary Research
Human rights in Sri Lanka - CDP-2024-0066
Mar. 19 2024

Found: The Tamil Tigers were an armed sep aratist group fighting for an independent homeland for Tamils in

Select Committee
Formal Minutes of Joint Committee on Human Rights Session 22 - 23

Formal Minutes Mar. 14 2024

Committee: Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Found: Affairs; Policing; Qatar; Rwanda & Gt Lakes; Save the Pub; Sri Lanka; Street Children; Swimming; Taiwan; Tamils

Westminster Hall
Human Rights in Hong Kong - Tue 23 Jan 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Paul Scully (Con - Sutton and Cheam) For example, some 25 or 30 years ago, Tamils made their home in south-west London because of the civil - Speech Link

Commons Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Committee of the whole House Day 1 - Tue 16 Jan 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) Libya, Iran, Iraq, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Cameroon, Tamils - Speech Link

Early Day Motion
Water quality in Sri Lanka (14 Signatures)
16 Jan 2024
Tabled by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
That this House expresses concern regarding water quality in northern Sri Lanka; is concerned by reports stating that the Sri Lankan Government refused to allow independent assessments of water quality in the region; notes that the consumption or use of water contaminated by waste oil has been linked to many …