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Urgent Action to defend Tamil rights needed

Submitted by Judy Rebick on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 10:34am

The following is a statement issued by Canadian Academics for Tamil Rights and contains a set of demands on the Canadian Government in face of the current crisis.   Please circulate 

The armed conflict in Sri Lanka has now been declared concluded by the government of Sri Lanka.   However the conditions on the ground continue to require urgent international attention.   The fate of 72, 000 civilians still trapped in the tiny “safe zone” remains uncertain, with disturbing reports that the Sri Lankan army is continuing to shell the area. Some 25,000 injured need treatment, but there are no functioning hospitals and the Sri Lankan government continues to bar medical and food aid in the form of personnel and supplies. Over 200, 000 displaced Tamils are languishing in camps, where they have been subject to starvation, brutal harassment and even torture.
 
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Final assault on Tamil please circulate news of looming catastrophe

Submitted by Judy Rebick on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 7:18pm

I just got a call from Queen's Park where Tamil protesters and allies are receiving cell phone calls from friends and relatives trapped in a tiny plot of land where they are being assaulted by land, sea and air by the Sri Lankan government. According to Kumuthan, they are firing, bombing and shooting from all sides. "Thousands are being killed and wounded. The wounded are being left on the ground to diie. Six hundred people have been shot to death trying to escape."

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