British parliamentarians and Tamil diaspora activists held a discussion at the House of Commons in London this week, in an event to mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
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Politicians from all three of Britain’s major political parties were present at the event, which discussed the widespread prevalence of enforced disappearances.
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Organised by the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam, the event examined whether abductions and enforced disappearances were being used by the Sri Lankan state as an “instrument of Tamil genocide”.
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The event comes as Tamil protestors in the North-East called for an international mechanism to investigate enforced disappearances on the island.
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