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BTF Press Releases

2021

  1. To be updated

2020

  1. 30th August 2020 – Worldwide Tamil organisations express solidarity with families of the disappeared in Sri Lanka Download

2019

  1. To be updated

2018

  1. 23rd May 2018– British political leaders call for an International Tribunal to investigate Sri Lanka’s genocide. – DOWNLOAD
  2. 11th May 2018– 9thAnnual Remembrance of the Mullivaikkal Genocide – Demanding Accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. – DOWNLOAD
  3. 01st May 2018– Vetting & Screening of Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force for Peacekeeping. – DOWNLOAD
  4. 19th April 2018– Stop Sri Lanka’s continued defiance of Commonwealth values and international law. – DOWNLOAD
  5. 08th April 2018– Sri Lankan Army’s Flouting of Vetting Agreement for UN. – DOWNLOAD
  6. 25th March 2018– ATC, BTF & USTPAC Endorse Human Rights Council’s Call for Clear Timeline for Action on Sri Lanka’s Transitional Justice Commitments. – DOWNLOAD
  7. 09th March 2018– ATC, BTF & USTPAC Call for Strong Action to End Anti-Muslim Attacks in Sri Lanka & Address Root Causes. – DOWNLOAD
  8. 3rd February 2018 – Tamil Diaspora Organizations call for action on the eve of Sri Lanka’s 70thIndependence Day. – DOWNLOAD
  9. 18th January 2018 – Tamil Thai Pongal celebrations at the House of Parliament, London 2018. – DOWNLOAD
  10. 18th January 2018– Tamil Diaspora Organizations Redouble Efforts to Prosecute War Criminals & Work for Lasting Peace in Sri Lanka. – DOWNLOAD

2017

  1. 10th Dec 2017 – BTF and USTPAC Commemorate International Human Rights Day – 2017  Download
  2. 26th Nov 2017 – TAMIL NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE DAY 2017. Download
  3. 08th Nov 2017 – PRESS RELEASE – Ottawa, Nov 8 2017. Download
  4. 30th Aug 2017 – BTF USTPAC press release Intl Day of the Disappeared. Download
  5. 27th Jul 2017 – BLACK JULY PRESS RELEASE. Download
  6. 06th Jun 2017 – BTF British election 2017 press release. Download
  7. 30th May 2017 – BTF & USTPAC call for UNHRC intervention re intimidation at missing person protests. Download
  8. 23rd May 2017 – Mullivaikkal-2017  Download
  9. 23rd Mar 2017 – Press Release on HRC 34 Resolution on SriLanka.  Download
  10. 03rd Feb 2017 – 69th Sri Lankan Independence Day and the plight of Tamils in the island of Sri Lanka. Download
  11. 01st Feb 2017 – The European Parliament and Council of the European Union must perform due diligence on Sri Lanka’s human rights abuses before reinstating GSP+. Download
  12. 16th Jan 2017 – EC decision on GSP+ to Sri Lanka sets a dangerous precedent and undermines EU compliance regime. Download

2016

  1. 10th Dec 2016 – Honouring Human Rights Day and UNCAT report on Si Lanka. Download
  2. 06th Dec 2016 – The British Tamils Forum pays homage to Amma Hon Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Selvi Jayalalithaa Jayaram. Download
  3. 16th Nov 2016 – UNCAT_pressRelease by USTPAC BTF_161116_geneva.  Download
  4. 08th Nov 2016 – Dr Navi Pillai receives book on proliferating Buddhist structures. Download
  5. 21st Sep 2016 – Militarisation & land grab in Srilanka Parallel event 33rd session of HR. Download
  6. 29th Oct 2016 – Book Launch 29 Oct 2016. Download
  7. 30th Aug 2016 – International day of enforced disappearances. Download
  8. 26th Jul 2016 – Black July 1983 Victims of Anti-Tamil pogrom remembered by the British Tamils in London. Download
  9. 15th Jul 2016 – Final version for Cameron and Theresa. Download
  10. 05th Jul 2016 – UN 32nd session Download
  11. 17th Jun 2016 – The British Tamils Forum expresses our condolences to Jo Cox MPs family and Friends. Download
  12. 23rd May 2016 – 7th year Mullivaikkal Genocide Remembrance Day. Download
  13. 18th Apr 2016 – Land occupied by Security forces in the Northern province. Download
  14. 14th Apr 2016 – English press release about self-determination by Jeremy Corbyn. Download
  15. 30th Jan 2016 – Sri Lanka must fulfil commitments under UNHRC resolution. Download
  16. 15th Jan 2016 – Press release in Tamil – TN Flood Relief. Download
  17. 15th Jan 2016 – PM Thai Pongal Press Release. Download
  18. 08th Jan 2016 – BTF Press Release – A year of the new Sri Lankan government brings no change to Tamils. Download

2015

  1. 04th Jan 2016 – Tamil Nadu latest flood relief. Download
  2. 09th Dec 2015 – TN Flood Relief Press. Download
  3. 09th Dec 2015 – Appeal for Tamil Nadu Flood Relief Download
  4. 03th Dec 2015 – Tamil Nadu Flood Download
  5. 21st Nov 2015 – Press Release Download
  6. 12th Nov 2015 – Press Release Download
  7. 05th Nov 2015 – Press Release Download
  8. 16th Oct 2015 – Press Release Download
  9. 14th Oct 2015 – Press Release Download
  10. 05th Oct 2015 – BTF press release on UN #HRC30 resolution. Download
  11. 21st Sep 2015 – Lee Scott_s Press Release. Download
  12. 18th Sep 2015 – Geneva Press Release Sep 2015. Download
  13. 13th Aug 2015 – Lee Scott in BTF Tamil.  Download
  14. 13th Aug 2015 – Lee Scott in BTF English. Download
  15. 12th Aug 2015 – Sri Lanka Parliament Election 2015. Download
  16. 12th Aug 2015 – Sri Lanka Parliament Election 2015 Tamil. Download
  17. 24th May 2015 – APPG-for-Tamils-update-2015. Download
  18. 18th May 2015 – Mullivaikkal Remembrance day in London 2015. Download
  19. 02nd Feb 2015 – 150202 Villiers supports Tamils at APPG on Tamils. Download
  20. 02nd Feb 2015 – BTF press release APPG for Tamils Annual Dinner 2015. Download

2014

  1. 17th Jun 2014 – BTF condemns recent attacks on Muslims in Sri Lanka. Download
  2. 13th May 2014 – BTF’s women conference Download
  3. 24th September 2014 – Former Home Secretary David Blunkett supports international inquiry into war crimes and believes genocide is occurring in Sri Lanka Download

2013

  1. 14th Sep 2014 – David Blunkett on Genocide and War Crimes in Sri Lanka. Download
  2. 30th Jul 2013 – Press_release _British Tamils meeting with Mr. Burt. Download
  3. 30th July 2013 – British Tamils reiterate call for UK Government to boycott CHOGM in Sri Lanka

2011

  1. 28th Aug 2011 – BTF English Press release_28_08_2011_On_British_Tamils_Forum_appeals_for_Clemency. Download
  2. 20th May 2011 – BTF English Press release_20_05_2011_On Mullivaikal May 18 Remembrance Event in London. Download
  3. 20th Apr 2011 – BTF English Press release_20_04_2011_On UN Expert Panel leaked report. Download

2010

  1. 19th May 2010 – British Tamils vow justice for victims of war crimes Download

2009

  1. 11th August 2009 – Sri Lankan State Terror extends boundaries Download
  2. 01st November 2009 – New release in Tamil Download
  3. 20th June 2009 – British Tamil Forum on behalf of the Silenced Tamil People Download
  4. 28th August 2009 – Key Campaign to Unlock Sri Lankan ‘concentration camps Download

2008

  1. 5th February 2008 – British Tamil Forum receives the Asia Voice award Download
  2. 03rd April 2008 – No Independent Election Monitors Invited – Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Download
  3. 17th July 2008 – “The Exhibition makes a clear case for Self Determination for Tamils & We Build a Nation” – British Government Members of Parliament Download
  4. 23rd April 2008 – “It is our Democratic Rights” – British Tamils Forum Download
  5. 30th April 2008 – Enormously important to have HR Observers & a broader International presence in Sri Lanka – British Foreign Minister Download
  6. 27th September 2008 – The British Tamil Community is puzzled by HM’s Government’s Statement on Sri Lanka Download
  7. 30th September 2008 – Emergency Meeting with International Development Minister Rt. Hon Shahid Malik MP Download

2007

  1. To be updated soon.

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