The Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) issued a statement thanking the Government of Canada and Canadians for more than $2 million in humanitarian assistance following Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka, and emphasized the need to direct aid to the most severely affected and structurally vulnerable regions. The organization highlights Canada’s partnership with humanitarian agencies, including the World … Read more
May 18 is Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day for Tamils in Canada and around the world. As we remember, we continue our call for the investigation of and accountability for the serious violations and abuses of human rights and war crimes in Sri Lanka. For more than two years, Canadian Tamil Congress has been advocating for … Read more
The Canadian Tamil Congress welcomes the report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka, and calls for immediate and effective actions from the Canadian government to address its recommendations. The report articulates the case for international action to ensure justice for international crimes. In February 2020, the United States designated the … Read more
The Report of the Secretary General’s Internal Review Panel on UN Action in Sri Lanka has concluded that the events in Sri Lanka mark a grave failure of the UN to adequately respond to early warnings and to the unfolding situation during the final stages of the conflict and its aftermath, resulting in the deaths … Read more
On Oct. 18, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear the appeal of Agraira v. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, a case in which the Canadian Tamil Congress has been granted intervener status by the Supreme Court. The case concerns the application of s. 34 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and … Read more
The Canadian Tamil Congress said that the Canadian government has dispatched a delegation to Sri Lanka for a fact-finding mission and to press the country to provide a meaningful post-war reconciliation process with its Tamil minority. The congress said that timing of the delegation coincides with the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council, … Read more
