Request to the UK Government to sponsor a Resolution to create an International Independent Investigative Mechanism relating to Sri Lanka at the 46th UN Human Rights Council Session

Over 200 Tamil Organizations and businesses sent a request to the British Prime Minister. Tamils diaspora all over the world started to reach out to their respective governments and UN to call tangible action for justice in the upcoming 2021 March session. 



5t h January 2021

Rt. Hon, Boris Johnson

Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Office, No 10 Downing Street

United Kingdom

Dear Mr. Raab & Lord Ahmad,

Request to the UK Government to sponsor a Resolution to create an International Independent Investigative Mechanism relating to Sri Lanka at the 46th UN Human Rights Council Session

On behalf of the British Tamil community, we the undersigned, write to request you to sponsor a Resolution at the 46th UN Human Rights Council to create an International Independent Investigative Mechanism relating to Sri Lanka to investigate and prosecute for serious international crimes committed in Sri Lanka, including the crime of genocide of Tamils.

As you will no doubt be aware, in March 2014 the UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution mandating the UN Human Rights Commissioner’s Office to investigate human rights violations and war crimes which took place between 21st February 2002 and 15th November 2011. Its report was published in September 2015 and documented the international crimes committed during the conflict. We would note further that despite the war having ended in May 2009, the genocide of Tamils continues unabated.

The Sri Lankan Government has now had almost 12 years since the end of the war but has sought to prevent any meaningful investigations. The clear impression given by successive governments of Sri Lanka, including the government of the current President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is to continue to deny that any crimes were committed on the part of the Sri Lankan state and prevent any investigations from taking place and continue with the Genocide. Sri Lanka is certain to continue its propaganda of false reconciliation and advance genocide of indigenous Tamils. British Tamils are very well aware of this advancing threat by the Sri Lankan state, having already suffered under the Sri Lankan state before fleeing to Britain and call for the British Government to act on our behalf.

In the circumstances, we respectfully ask our Government to sponsor a Resolution at the 46th UN Human Rights Council to create an International Independent Investigative Mechanism like the one established for Myanmar mandated to collect evidence of the most serious international crimes and violations of international law and prepare files for criminal prosecution. A meaningful International Independent Investigative Mechanism should gather evidence from the Tamils affected by the genocide whilst also making use of the information and evidence contained in the OISL Report of September 2015.

It is time to act and we would urge you to do so now.

Yours Sincerely, 

Over 200 organizations and businesses listed. 

Related Link: https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/hundreds-of-british-tamil-organizations-unite-to-bring-a-resolution-to-create-iiim-on-sri-lanka-at-unhrc/

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