Tamils – People for Equality and Relief in Lanka

Crimes against minorities cannot be tolerated

By pearlaction | November 10, 2011 |

[National Post] The Tamils’ situation in Sri Lanka brings to mind the old legal maxim, inter arma enim silent leges – essentially, in times of war, the law falls silent. Most unfortunate for all Tamils is the continued cynical silence of the international community on this troubling ongoing ethnic conflict. [Full Story]

Toronto Tamils try to rally international support

By pearlaction | October 29, 2011 |

[Toronto Sun] Tamils still suffer human rights violations two years after the civil war in Sri Lanka ended, protesters at Queen’s Park said Saturday. [Full Story]

Time is of the essence

By pearlaction | October 25, 2011 |

[ABC] The primary focus of Australian diplomacy towards Sri Lanka is to prevent Tamils from getting onto boats and coming to Australia. [Full Story]

The death penalty in India: Fatally flawed

By pearlaction | October 1, 2011 |

[The Economist] ARPUTHAM AMMAL, a pensioner with curly silver hair and a wheezing cough, is an abolitionist. Perched in a gloomy warehouse in Chennai, capital of Tamil Nadu, as young men bustle over an exhibition against the death penalty, she explains why. “It is not needed. The ultimate victims of the death sentence are the…

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]