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Malaysian Tamil Declaration Upholds Eezham Tamil Sovereignty

The local Malaysian grassroot activists were full of genuine feeling for the cause.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka TamilNet) - The World Tamilar Protection Conference held its second session conducted in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on Friday.

The group recognises the need to understand the question of Eezham Tamils in terms of their claim for Historical Sovereignty, Earned Sovereignty and Remedial Sovereignty in their territory.

Sri Lanka`s Terrorist Investigation Division Summons Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam

Summons were also sent to the Bishop of Mannaar and Jaffna students.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Colombo TamilNet) - Sri Lanka’s Terrorist Investigation Division has sent summons to Tamil National People’s Front President.

The summon note, entirely in Sinhala language, was served at Gajendrakumar’s residence in Colombo by a TID officer.

Coerced Conscription of Tamil Women by Sri Lankan Security Forces - Sexual Abuse reported: TGTE

• Several women admitted to hospitals.
• Family members barred from meeting their daughters.
• 90,000 Tamil war widows facing abuses by the Security forces.

(LONDON) - The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) condemned the coerced conscription of over 140 young Tamil women by the Sri Lankan Security forces.

TGTE also raised concerns about the behavior of the Security forces, when they entered women’s hostels of the Jaffna University on November 27th.

What Are Their Liabilities IF They Can Not Declare Their Assets ?

“Assets and liabilities” have been defined under Section 12 of this law as, “assets and liabilities in and outside Sri Lanka, and includes movable and immovable property”.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ) - Below here is a letter sent by registered post to the Speaker of Parliament on 26 December, 2012 on the issue of assets and liabilities declarations by Members of Parliament.

First and foremost, I wish to convey my appreciation to all 117 Members of Parliament who wittingly or unwittingly placed their signatures to the petition calling for the impeachment of the Chief Justice, Dr. Ms. Shirani Bandaranayake...

`We Condemn the Arrest of Jaffna University Students` - Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam

TGTE press release calls for the removal of occupying Sinhala forces as the Only Solution

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) has launched protests and demonstrations in Tamil Diaspora countries calling for the release of Jaffna University students arrested by the Sri Lankan forces.

The recent student arrests show once again that as long as the Sinhala army is stationed in Tamil areas, the safety of the Tamils will never be guaranteed.

Boxing Day Protest Outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground

The group wants to boycott the Sri Lankan cricket team and raise awareness of human rights violations.

(MELBOURNE) - Police will closely monitor a planned Boxing Day protest outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground, but are not anticipating any major disruptions.

The Tamil Refugee Council is organising a 9am (AEDT) demonstration outside the MCG on the first day of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and Sri Lanka.

International Boycott Day - Protests Held Globally Against Clothing `Made in Sri Lanka`

Protestors at the rallies urged American corporations to begin moving their production of clothing to other countries that do not commit rights abuses.

(LONDON) - Consumers and human rights activists across the globe staged protests in front of clothing outlets on December 15, 2012 to warn holiday shoppers to "check the label" and boycott products made in Sri Lanka.

Boycott Sri Lanka Campaign activists in U.S. cities handed out leaflets, held signs and talked to customers in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Washington, Raleigh, and San Francisco.

Cowardly War Carried Out by Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka persistently maintains that there were only 70,000 people in Vanni when nearly three to four times more people.

(PARIS, France) - The latest reports of the UN Secretary General’s – UNSG, on its work in Sri Lanka tell us many genuine facts which are strongly evidenced.

Those who know the story of the battle between the Singhalese prince Dutugemunu and the Tamil King Ellalan (Elara) will see there is no difference between it and the war that ended on 19 May 2009.

Simulated Buddhists, Sinhala-Buddhist Schools to Accelerate Colonisation, Genocide

Colombo is now reviving the project in an enhanced and accelerated way in Jaffna and Vanni.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka TamilNet) - Colombo has now engaged a person, Mr. SL Ramachandran, a native of Vara’ni in Jaffna and Mr. Ravikumar a trader in Jaffna to organize a ‘Tamil-Buddhist’ community in Jaffna.

They are fully backed by the occupying military and the Sinhala-Buddhist priests deployed in the North.

Holmes, UN`s Smokescreen to Mu`l`livaaykkaal Killings?

In the wake of the Petrie report, journalists continue to raise troubling questions on Tamil civilian casualties in Sri Lanka and the inaction of the UN.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Colombo TamilNet) - Public statements by UN officials and the testimony of 12 UN field staff, provide a blue-print to the strategy adopted by the UN to allow Sri Lanka to defeat the Tigers, and to ignore the mounting numbers of civilian casualties.

This feature catalogues the statements from UN's former humanitarian chief, John Holmes...