An Appeal to The British Prime Minister from British Tamils

Prime Minister,
Do not repeat the United Nations dark failures by letting Rwanda happen again. We ask that you do not close your eyes to the terrors being committed by one of your allies but see what everyone sees, terrible crimes against innocent people.
Do not let our Prime Minister in ten years visit the graves of Tamil Children, the same Tamil children who will be tortured to death unless you act now. Your words have given us hope; but words are not enough, show us your convictions by the actions you take.
These disturbing images are from Vanni, made available after the massacre on 20th April 2009. This is from when the Government forces entered the safe zones.

Within hours, more than one thousand innocent civilians were killed, the majority of the bodies were not even taken to the makeshift hospital....Today, there is no makeshift hospital. Yesterday, Government forces destroyed the last remaining makeshift hospital with a cluster bomb...killing most of the medical staff including Dr Siva Manoharan. As we know, you were the first World leader to call for ceasefire on 14th January 09......since then, more than 6,000 civilians have died and tens of thousands seriously injured. Hundreds have had legs amputated without morphine and the necessary medical supplies.

If we only hear words from you now, the Sri Lankan Tamil generation will be wiped out. Maimed children will be exterminated behind the razor sharp wire of the camps, living briefly under the rule of the gun of Government forces, then die of starvation, disease or torture. They will also die like David, still hoping you will come and save them. Please do not abandon them like your predecessors abandoned others.

We, the Tamil Diaspora, along with fighters of justice like Rev. Jesse Jackson unanimously told the world our intention to find a political solution for lasting peace in Sri Lanka. Without wanting to cause disruption to our fellow countrymen, we have protested to bring an end to this crisis. More than 150,000 people, for the second time in the year, marched through the streets of London, with a belief that it will help to bring freedom, justice and peace. So far, we have only heard words but no actions.

For the last fifteen days, a young student, Parameswaran Subramaniyum, began a hunger strike to his death, in front of the Temple of Democracy, urging you and your Government to do the necessary now. We all know in detail what your Government has being doing diplomatically, none of which has given us the confidence that our people in Vanni will be safeguarded against the terrors they face daily.

The International Crisis Group captured the essence of the conflict,
"How the war ends will be critical to Sri Lanka's future
"Will it be in a bloody massacre whose memory will be used to incite decades more war and terrorism?
"Or will we see renewed efforts to find a negotiated end to the fighting, and with it, the possibility of building a new, more peaceful Sri Lanka for all its people?" The people in Vanni have no choice in this, the burden falls on your shoulders, your decisions will define how this war will endplease make the correct decision and take actions to stop this war to ensure a peaceful solution.

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