Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Written evidence from GTF to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee inquiry


gtf-1GTF welcomes the opportunity to present written evidence to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee inquiry into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s (FCO) human rights work in 2013, taking as a starting point the Department’s 2013 Report on Human Rights and Democracy, published on Thursday 10th April 2014.

GTF’s submission focusses upon Sri Lanka – one of the FCO’s ‘countries of concern’ – and, in particular, the plight faced by the Tamil people on the island. The submission provides information on and recommendations to Her Majesty’s Government regarding