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May 18 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
PEARL welcomes the Canadian Parliament’s official recognition of #May18 as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day.

#SriLanka #TamilGenocide #TamilGenocideRemembranceDay #Mullivaikkal (1/4)
This historic recognition of the Tamil genocide is a milestone in the Tamil-Canadian community, and the broader Tamil nation’s, efforts to achieve justice and accountability for Tamil victim-survivors. (2/4)
We are grateful for the efforts of the multiple organizations that collaborated to pass this historic motion. We hope this work sets a precedent for other democratic governments to follow. (3/4)

The motion today offers some measure of healing for Tamils in Canada, and across the world. We hope that we can continue to count on the Canadian Parliament's support for the ongoing struggle for justice, accountability and self-determination for the Tamil people. (4/4)

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May 18
The Sri Lankan military has established several checkpoints in the Mullaitivu area, strategically placed at key locations on roads leading towards the #Mullivaikkal memorial site, where Tamils commemorate the #TamilGenocide Remembrance Day on #May18. (1/5)
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May 18
#STATEMENT: தமிழினவழிப்பு நினைவு நாளைப் பேர்ள் நினைவுகூர்வதுடன், இலங்கையினால் இழைக்கப்பட்ட குற்றங்களுக்கு நீதியையும், பொறுப்புக்கூறலையும் கோருகிறது.

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முள்ளிவாய்க்காலிலுள்ள நினைவேந்தல் இடம் கடுமையான இராணுவக் கண்காணிப்பின் கீழ் உள்ளதுடன், தமது அன்பிற்குரியவர்களை நினைவுகூர்வதற்காக ஒன்றுகூடும் தமிழர்கள் காவற் துறையினரால் துன்புறுத்தப்படுவதும், அச்சுறுத்தப்படுவதும் தொடர்கிறது. (2/8)
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May 18
#STATEMENT: Amidst Sri Lanka’s political and economic turmoil, PEARL joins Tamils worldwide in remembering the Tamil victims and survivors of the Mullivaikkal Massacre thirteen years ago, marked annually as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day.

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Since the final stages of the armed conflict, an estimated range of 70,000 to 169,796 Tamils remain unaccounted for. They were either purposefully killed or disappeared by the GoSL, which is credibly accused of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. (2/10)
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THREAD: On the eve of #BlackJuly, we are redrawing attention to the months preceding the violence.

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#STATEMENT: PEARL joins the UNHRC and the US ambassador for Sri Lanka in the strong condemnation of the presidential pardoning of a convicted murderer, Duminda Silva, and calls for the release of all those who have been detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).
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