Thousands of Tamil Canadians participate at the annual Tamil Genocide remembrance day every year. Community members, members of Parliament, and human rights activists join together to call for a independent international investigation into genocide and violations of international and human rights law in Sri Lanka.
According to the United Nations Panel of Experts Report on Sri Lanka, the war in Sri Lanka ended amidst the indiscriminate killing of 70,000 civilians, caused by the intentional bombings of civilian “safe zones,” hospitals and humanitarian operations.
The protracted genocide of the Tamils today is carried out through a brutal military occupation, and a deliberate program of Sinhala colonization and settlements. “While government sponsored settlements aim to destroy Tamil homes and livelihoods, the military occupation of the North-East controls all aspects of individual, social and professional life, threatening the safety and security of Tamils, and brutally suppressing any dissent against the Sri Lankan state oppression
