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Secretariat of APPG for #Tamils

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@10DowningStreet @wesstreeting @Ed_Miliband @YvetteCooperMP @stephenctimms @Siobhain_Mc @Bobby_Dean @louie_french @BobBlackman @virakesari_lk @ibctamilmedia @News18TamilNadu @bbctamil @lankafiles @vravi2010 @CMJosephVijayHQ @PMOIndia @CanadaFP @anuradisanayake @uthayannews Thank you to everyone who joined us today. May the memories of all those who lost their lives during #BlackJuly 1983 be a lasting blessing, and may we honour them through our continued pursuit of justice, accountability and a permanent political solution for Tamils in #SriLanka.

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1983 #BlackJuly
3000 Tamils killed / burnt alive
Thousands of women were raped
150000 Tamils made homeless
8000 Tamil businesses looted & arson'd
1 million Tamils fled the country

2 weeks before the pogrom, Head of State, President JR Jayawardena broadcast their intent. The processes that drove black July are still alive in #lka 🇱�� today.

[British Tamils Forum (BTF) @tamilsforum]

@10DowningStreet @wesstreeting @Ed_Miliband @YvetteCooperMP @stephenctimms @Siobhain_Mc @Bobby_Dean @louie_french @BobBlackman @virakesari_lk @ibctamilmedia @News18TamilNadu @bbctamil @lankafiles @vravi2010 @CMJosephVijayHQ @PMOIndia @CanadaFP @anuradisanayake @uthayannews #BlackJuly 1983 remains one of the darkest chapters in #SriLanka's history. 1000s of innocent #Tamil civilians lost their lives, countless families were displaced, and communities were left with wounds that continue to be felt across generations.