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Resolution Adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on October 1, 2015
Resolution Adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on October 1, 2015
Liberal platform for Tamil Canadians
Liberal Party Outlines Three Pillars of Canada's Engagement on Sri Lanka: Accountability in Sri Lanka, Long Term Political Solution, and Supporting Victims.
2015 Report of the OHCHR Investigation on Sri Lanka (OISL) - 268 Pages
This report is organised in a series of thematic chapters on unlawful killings, violations related to the deprivation of liberty, enforced disappearance, torture, sexual and gender-based violence, and abductions.
United Nations OISL Key Facts
Mandated by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2014, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights was tasked with investigating alleged serious human rights violations in Sri Lanka to establish facts and ensure accountability.
Northern Provincial Council's (NPC) Resolution on Tamil Genocide
The Tamil genocide resolution of 2015 was passed by the Northern Provincial Council on 10 February 2015 seeking an UN inquiry to investigate the genocide of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka by successive Sri Lankan Governments, and direct appropriate measures at the International Criminal Court outlining the Tamil people had no faith in the domestic commission.
The Democratic Mandate of the Tamil Community General Assembly
On April 13, 2014, over 80 Tamil civil society groups convened at Toronto City Hall under the mandate of the Tamil Community General Assembly. This Assembly debated and democratically adopted concrete policy positions, articulating a common consensus about Sri Lanka and the Tamil national question.
2014 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
2014 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights during the 25th session.
Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
2014 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at the 34th session.
Sri Lanka’s Genocidal Land Grabs: Jan - Oct 2013
A total of 86 land grab incidents were reported between January and September 2013. The trend shows an initial decline up to April, followed by a rise beginning in May and peaking in June. Incidents then decreased again in July before climbing to another peak in September, indicating fluctuating but recurring surges over the period.