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Today (May 18) Sri Lankan Tamils commemorate the massacre of tens of thousands of our people by the Sri Lankan army in 2009. #Mullivaikkal #May18Rememberance #May18TamilGenocide @MarioArul @nimmideviarchy @Sujith_Xavier @ficader @dlocokid @tdmanoranjan @jdakwar @sarahlmehta 1/
If this is unfamiliar to you, please consider taking a few mins to learn about it. Human rights group @PEARLaction did this superb history for the 10th anniversary last year: pearlaction.org/inthefaceofgen… #Mullivaikkal #May18Rememberance #May18TamilGenocide 2/
Many brave people extensively documented the war crimes of 2009, often at great personal risk. In 2011 a UN Panel of Experts, constituted by the Sec'y General, found credible evidence of war crimes. news.un.org/en/story/2011/… #mullivaikkal #May18Rememberance #May18TamilGenocide 3/
