Tamil Americans United

Welcome to Tamil Americans United PAC

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SELF-DETERMINATION & JUSTICE FOR EELAM TAMILS

There are legitimate issues that are raised by the Tamil community and they have a very legitimate desire, as anybody would, to be able to control their own lives, to rule their own destinies and to govern themselves in their homeland; in the areas they’ve traditionally inhabitedRichard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, 01 June 2006

Mission

The mission of the Tamil Americans United PAC is to promote the American core values of equality, freedom, and democracy throughout the world, and to work towards safeguarding the interest of the Eelam Tamil people and ensure they get justice for the Genocide, War crimes, and Crimes against Humanity committed against them by Sri Lanka, and to work with the US Government to facilitate an Independence Referendum for the Eelam Tamils to exercise their right to self-determination according to International Law

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Tamil Americans’ Objectives

Recognize Eelam Tamils’ right to self-determination

Support Independence Referendum for Eelam Tamils

Refer Sri Lanka to the International Criminal Court

Recognize the Tamil Genocide committed by Sri Lanka

Why Tamil Conflict in Sri Lanka is Important to the United States?

Democracy, Freedom, Liberty must be promoted

Oppression, Occupation & Aggression shouldn’t be encouraged

Justice & Accountability are the right things to do

US is already leading accountability issue related to Sri Lanka at the UNHRC without much success

US is the world leader in championing human rights

The Need for Justice & Accountability

TAMIL GENOCIDE

Culpability Of The Sri Lankan State

The Sri Lankan government has been credibly accused of committing genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity during the armed conflict, through deliberate conduct in contravention of the international laws of war, Intentional targeting of civilian populations, including bombing of hospitals, egregious use of sexual violence, torture, and enforced disappearances as methods of combat, extrajudicial executions of LTTE hors de combat, and Tamil civilians, including children.  Around 70,000 to 169,796 Tamils remain unaccounted for and presumed dead from the final five months of the war in 2009, known as the Mullivaikkal Genocide

Tamil Eelam Independence Movement

Tamils’ major Political Parties united and declared “Vaddukoddai Resolution - 1976”
Tamil Leaders peacefully started to voice against Sri Lankan State Oppression of Tamils.
There were Political Pacts Between Tamils and Sinhalese & all were discarded and not honored.
Tamils’ peaceful struggle for equality denied by all Sinhala Govts.
Non-violent agitations by Tamils was violently overpowered by State terror.

Goal: Independent Sovereign Tamil Eelam as the only solution for Tamil People.
Method: Non-Violent.
83 % of Tamil Reps elected from newly formed Tamil Coalition in 1977 Election and gained Mandate for Sovereignty.
Tamils Considered 1977 election as a Referendum for Independent Country – “Tamil Eelam”.

Tamil's Resistance began in early 1970’s as a response to Sinhalese violence against Tamils:
-State/Govt Sponsored Anti-Tamil violence in 1956, 1958, 1961, 1974, 1979, 1981, 1983
-Anti-Tamil Activities: Sinhalese Land Colonization in Tamils’ homeland, No Development or Jobs for Tamils. Limited Access to Education by GOVT
In 1987 India signed Indo-Lanka Accord excluding Tamils’ Representation. However, SL failed to honor aforementioned accord
From 1983 – 2009 Tamils established a de-facto state TAMIL EELAM in most areas of Tamil’s homeland
Norwegian led Ceasefire 2002 – 2008 – unsuccessful!
War Ended in 2009 with Tamil Genocide!
Transforming the whole island into Sinhalese Buddhist Fundamentalist country!

The Urgent Need For Independence Referendum

Tamils have been facing extinction from the Island by Sinhalese policy since independence in 1948.

In 2009 alone in few months as large as ~169,796 Tamils remain unaccounted for

Permanent political solution is a MUST to ensure non-recurrence of such atrocity crimes

Tamils are a Nation, who lost the sovereignty to Europeans, have the legal right to self determination to decide their political status peacefully and democratically

Due to Improper and incomplete decolonization, Tamil People’s political rights were given to the Sinhalese without Tamils’ consent

World has the moral responsibility to solve this problem. Independence Referendum is widely & successfully used in Europe and other parts of the world

The United States Involvement In Sri Lanka…

US is already leading accountability issues related to Sri Lanka at the UNHRC without much success

US is already leading accountability issues related to Sri Lanka at the UNHRC without much success

Multiple bipartisan letters by congress leaders to the State Dept for international accountability and requesting a referral to ICC via UN Security Council

Multiple bipartisan letters by congress leaders to the State Dept for international accountability and requesting a referral to ICC via UN Security Council

US travel ban on Sri Lankan Miliary Leaders and the immediate family member

US travel ban on Sri Lankan Miliary Leaders and the immediate family member

In 1981, the Massachusetts House of Representatives adopted a resolution urging the US government to recognize the self-determination of the Tamils and support the restoration of the sovereign state of Tamil Eelam.

In 1981, the Massachusetts House of Representatives adopted a resolution urging the US government to recognize the self-determination of the Tamils and support the restoration of the sovereign state of Tamil Eelam.

President Obama, in his presidential memoirs, deemed the final stages of the conflict as a failure by the UN to prevent an ethnic slaughter

President Obama, in his presidential memoirs, deemed the final stages of the conflict as a failure by the UN to prevent an ethnic slaughter

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