Motion
- Motion title
- Stop the Massacre of Tamils
- Session
- 2008-2009
- Meeting link
- Annual Congress
- Meeting date
- 27 May 2009
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- L2
- Motion text
Congress notes:
1. The appalling humanitarian crisis among Tamils in Sri Lanka resulting from the Sri Lankan army's offensive against the Tamil Tigers. The UN estimates over 250000 in refugee camps and over 7000 civilians killed.
2. The Sri Lankan army's use of weapons supplied by Britain (worth £7 million last year).
3. That the military destruction of the LTTE (Tamil Tigers) will not resolve the long standing discrimination suffered by the Tamil minority in Sri Lanka.
Congress calls on the British government to condemn the indiscriminate and brutal attacks on civilians by the Sri Lankan army in the recent offensive.
Congress calls for an immediate ban on arms sales to Sri Lanka.
Congress instructs the NEC to investigate relevant links with Tamil &Sri Lankan trade union and civil society organisations to seek practical steps to provide support and solidarity for educators and students caught up in the crisis.
- Proposing body
- National executive committee (NEC)
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Strategy and finance committee (SFC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2009/C/05-27/019/L2