This betrays a level of ignorance that is surprising for a senior diplomat..there’s no indication so far that there will be wholesale system change in Sri Lanka. Some of the EU ambassadors’/embassies’ tweet-takes throughout this crisis have been shockingly bad

🚨Tamil families of the disappeared mark International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances across North-East tamilguardian.com/content/tamil-…

'We would rather die here than be sent back to Sri Lanka' says the Tamil woman as she holds back tears, pleading for the refugees not to be sent back.

„The Federal Court has acquitted the main defendant in the Tamil Tigers trial. The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland appealed several times. Now the final verdict has been reached. The man receives 19,400 francs in compensation.“ Context: republik.ch/2018/01/13/tam…

Last week, PEARL was in DC for meetings with the Department of State, institutional partners, and Congress, to advance Tamil calls for justice, accountability, and a sustainable political solution.

Leadership from the United States is essential in meaningfully addressing the longstanding demands of the Tamil people, which is necessary for Sri Lanka to move past its ongoing economic and political crises towards a future of peace and stability.

“We ​are really worried ​about why we were born as Tamils. All our lands are being occupied. Everyone should remember that, if this is the situation for us living in the border villages, tomorrow this ​occupation ​will come towards your places”- A tamil man from #Kokkuthoduvai

Earlier today, Harvard University students protested RW_LK's virtual conversation with the The Mittal Institute at Harvard & Harvard CID, raising concerns over Sri Lanka's egregious human rights record, repeated failure to deliver on international commitments such as UNHRC Res 30/1 and its inability to

PEARL welcomes the UN Human Rights view that "as long as impunity prevails, Sri Lanka will achieve neither genuine reconciliation nor sustainable peace." The international community should take heed of the OHCHR's encouragement to use universal and extraterritorial jurisdiction to

Buddhist clergy threaten to “squeeze the neck” of Eastern Province Governor Senthil Thondaman and later storm Trinco DCC meeting. What disgusting behavior by these monks. And monks can enter these buildings and protest but if others attempt to do the same they are tear-gassed

🚨 Mullaitivu District Judge T. Saravanaraja has left the country due to threat to his life. It is Reported that he left the country due to threats from a politician and threats from Buddhist monks in the #Kurunthoormalai illegal Buddhist temple case. He has also sent

🚨Sri Lanka claims it is committed to a two-state solution on Palestine tamilguardian.com/content/sri-la…

Today marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. The Sri Lankan state has disproportionately attacked and killed Tamil journalists for their work since the 1980s and continues to compromise press freedom by surveilling, harassing, and assaulting

PEARL officially says goodbye to our Strategic Advisor and former Advocacy Director, Mario Arulthas , who has decided to move on from PEARL after his recent sabbatical. We are hugely thankful to Mario for his dedication and work with PEARL over the past 8 years, much of which has

#STATEMENT : Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day - 15 years on Today, on the 15th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal Massacre, marked annually as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, PEARL stands with the victims and survivors of the Sri Lankan state’s genocide against the Tamil people. The

“By those”? The erasure of Tamils is real.

When the GOSL’s crimes are still being downplayed and dismissed 15 years after the Tamil genocide, is dialogue around ‘reconciliation’ actually expected to result in anything?

The Tamil version of the piece on Sampanthan I co-authored with Dr Rasaratnam was in the Sunday Thinakkural and today's Virakesari

Thrilled (and relieved) to have submitted my PhD thesis today. I'm fortunate and privileged to have had a supportive environment that encouraged me to pursue this. My thesis looks at the continuous reproduction and expansion of transnational Eelam Tamil nationalism, post-LTTE.

A lovely evening, spent talking about Michael Shaikh’s new book alongside the author and Nimmi Gowrinathan, at Lungi in Manhattan. His book includes a chapter on Eelam Tamil food, which makes the argument that distinct recognition for the cuisine is long overdue. Art by Ahrabi