Canadian Tamil Congress – People for Equality and Relief in Lanka

Amnesty International and the Tamil community in Canada

By pearlaction | February 16, 2012 |

[Amnesty International Canada] There have been a number of recent media articles in Sri Lanka recently suggesting that Amnesty International’s impartiality had been compromised because the Canadian Tamil Congress chose to make Amnesty International Canada a beneficiary of funds raised at their third annual Walk-a-Thon held in Toronto in September 2011. The Walk-a-thon is an…

Black July: Remembering the 1983 Riots in Sri Lanka

By pearlaction | July 23, 2011 |

[Huffington Post] “Shoot! I am telling you, shoot! Shoot and run!”Seelan bellowed. Seelan was demanding that his childhood friend Aruna kill him and escape. Aruna saw tears in Seelan’s eyes as Aruna pointed the gun and fired. Seelan collapsed dead. [Full Story]