We, as members of the British Tamil Community along with the other concerned citizens of the United Kingdom are deeply disturbed by Australia’s policy of indefinitely detaining legitimate and recognised refugees and are writing to you to express our grave concerns regarding their inhumane detention. We understand that currently more than 40 refugees face the …
Youth voice determination and resoluteness to continue the fight for freedom of the Eelam Tamil nation
Members of the TYOUK Voice their determination and resoluteness to continue to fight for the freedom of the Eelam Tamil nation. As 2013 comes to an end and we all welcome the new year of 2014 members of Tamil Youth Organisation United Kingdom show their determination and resoluteness to continue voicing against the genocide faced …
Diaspora youth release Policy Document to chart course of struggle post-Mu’l’livaaykkaal
Diaspora youth, including members of TYOUK came together to assert the need for the recognition of a sovereign nationhood of the Eelam Tamils as a basis for a principled minimal demand of the Eelam Tamil nation. Pic: Tamilnet More info: http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=36475
In solidarity with Jaffna uni students, British Tamils protest
In act of solidarity, British Tamils protested on Tuesday, demanding the immediate release of the four Jaffna university students arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Department for defying the Sri Lankan security forces and marking Tamil remembrance day on the 27th November. Echoing Tamil youth in Jaffna, Tamil youth in the UK, from university Tamil societies …
TYO UK’s submission to Sri Lanka’s 2nd cycle of UPR
Following on from TYO UK’s advocacy work at the UN Human Rights Council, a submission was made to the 14th session of Universal Periodic Review (UPR), expressing concern at Sri Lanka’s intimidation and violence against human rights workers and political activists. During this session, set to take place in November 2012, Sri Lanka will undergo …
‘Another tour of cricket, another year of sanctioning impunity’
As the England cricket team commences its 2012 tour of Sri Lanka, the Tamil Youth Organisation UK (TYO UK) and the undersigned UK university Tamil societies continue to call on the England and Wales Cricket Board to suspend all bilateral arrangements with Sri Lanka’s national cricket team until there has been meaningful progress on ensuring …
State repression and the struggle for self-determination: strategies for resistance
Addressing a seminar led by CAMPACC (Campaign Against Criminalising Communities) on 18th March 2012 entitled, “State repression and the struggle for self-determination: strategies for resistance”, a member of TYO UK’s Analysis and Advocacy Council explained how the Tamil resistance struggle was criminalised using the ‘war on terror’ framework, and how such criminalisation and repression can …
Reconciliation is not happening in Sri Lanka, and the problem isn’t a question of time
The Tamil call for independent statehood stemmed from a very basic need for security against genocide. For many, including the next generation of Tamil youth activists, the events of 2009 consolidated this need. About the author: Dr Sivakami Rajamanoharan is an activist within the Tamil Youth Organisation UK, campaigning for the rights of Eelam Tamils. …
Tamil diaspora groups remain critical of LLRC but welcome resolution as ‘glimpse of hope’ towards accountability
Joint Statement by British Tamils Forum (BTF), Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC), Tamil Youth Organisation UK (TYO UK) and US Tamil Political Action Council(USTPAC) March 7th, 2012 – Geneva, Switzerland We welcome the proposed resolution by the Government of the United States of America at the 19th Session of the UN Human Rights Council towards holding …
Genocide continues unabated
Writing in The Platform, Mario Arulthas from the TYO UK (Tamil Youth Organisation UK) argues that the end of the armed conflict has not brought peace, but instead as the ruling regime “attempts to consolidate the Sinhala-Buddhist fascism that has plagued the island for decades”, the genocide of Tamils “continues unabated”. See here for article …